Since 2000, the average life expectancy of many American Indians and Alaska Natives has been steadily shrinking. The same has been true since 2014 for Black people in low-income counties in the southeastern U.S."Some groups in the United States are facing a health crisis," Bollyky said, "...
Latin America provides a unique setting in which to investigate differences in life expectancy and causes of death across cities, both within and between countries. Such analyses can offer insights into the drivers of differences in population health across cities and how urban policies might be used...
The article discusses the trend in global life expectancy. It states the average life spans in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, between men and women, and between developed and developing countries. It also mentions the affecting factors like physical and social infrastructures and health systems,...
The association of tea consumption with life expectancy in US adults remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between tea consumption and life expectancy among US adults. Tea consumption records and available mortality data from Nati
Superfund sites could affect life expectancy (LE) via increasing the likelihood of exposure to toxic chemicals. Here, we assess to what extent such presence could alter the LE independently and in the context of sociodemographic determinants. A nationwid
Overall, we find that while all-race life expectancy rose during the Great Depression, the pattern cannot be regarded as unusual relative to the 1900–1929 trend. For nonwhites, the increases in life expectancy, 1930– 1933, were greater (consistent with the point estimates of Tapia Granados ...
and United Nations data shows that China’s Life Expectancy has continued to grow steadily against America’s more turbulent trend which contrasts to the steadily increasing life spans being recorded in most developed countries (and despite the fact that Americans spend over 50% more on health c...
Life expectancy is rising in much of the world.But doctors are seeing another trend that is disturbing. Some people are choosing lifestyles that contribute to early death. A new U.S. study looks at four lifestyle choices that prevent people from staying healthy and living longer. It used ...
Life expectancy is rising in much of the world. But doctors are seeing another trend that is disturbing. Some people are choosing lifestyles that contribute to early death. It used to be rare for people to live to 100. But babies born can hope to live that long.In the 20th century, ...
Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been since 1996, according to final mortality data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Covid-19 was a...