The U.S. mortality rate reached a record low in 2025. But it lags behind peers due to persistent issues like chronic disease, gun violence and unequal healthcare access.

Last month, a new research study published by a University of Wisconsin assistant professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs Héctor Pifarreé i Arolas concluded that the average life ...

Americans will pay to live longer, but experts say wealth doesn’t guarantee a longer life in America ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heart disease and cancer remained the leading causes of death in the US in 2025. - Charlie Riedel/AP/File New mortality data from ...

We've seen dramatic increases in life expectancy over the 19th and 20th centuries, thanks to healthier diets, medical advances and many other quality-of-life improvements. But after nearly doubling ...

Mississippi is ranked among the least healthy states in the country and has the lowest life expectancy, according to a recent analysis. The state has an average life expectancy of 70.9 years, ...

Somewhere in the world right now, a newborn has a real shot at living past their ninetieth birthday, not because of luck, but ...

(CNN) — New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 ...