Women's life expectancy varies considerably from country to country, and while science has yet to discover the magic secret to living forever, some countries seem to know a lot about the recipe for a ...

Figures for national life expectancy by country tend to be within bandwidths. At the moment, the US is relegated to the lower end by comparison with the rest of the world, one rank above Cuba. That is ...

Nigeria has been ranked among the countries with the lowest life expectancy in the world, according to the latest data released by the United Nations’ World Population Prospects portal. The report ...

New data indicates that life expectancy in Israel has jumped to almost a full additional year, leaving Israel at #4 in OECD rankings. Israel, with an average life expectancy of 83.8 years, climbed to ...

Once driven by dramatic drops in early-life mortality, life expectancy gains are now losing momentum, signaling that today’s generations may never match the near-linear longevity climb of the past.