Where are Europe's oldest people living? What geography tells us about a fragmenting continent

For over a century and a half, life expectancy has steadily increased in the wealthiest countries. Spectacular climbs in ...
CNN

US life expectancy has rebounded closer to pre-pandemic levels

Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drop. After falling 2.4 years between 2019 ...
The New York Times

N.Y.C. Life Expectancy Dropped 4.6 Years in 2020, Officials Say

The coronavirus pandemic in 2020 caused the death rate in New York City to climb about 50 percent over the previous year, according to new data, a phenomenon not seen in nearly 200 years. By Joseph ...
CNN

US life expectancy rebounded in 2022 but not back to pre-pandemic levels

Life expectancy in the United States has started to rebound after historic drops earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s far from recovering. In 2022, a 1.1-year increase brought overall life ...