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The life expectancy for American women is two years shorter than that of the country with next lowest female life expectancy — the United Kingdom — and seven years shorter than that in Korea ...
The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti.
Discover why life expectancy varies drastically across U.S. states and which states have the highest and lowest rates.
The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of ...
Americans have come last in an analysis of the life expectancy of people living in English-speaking countries. Citizens of Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand have all ...
A new study found that the gap in life expectancy between American Indians and Alaska Natives and the national average was 2.9 times greater than official U.S. statistics.
Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.
Those living in poor, rural counties in the South or in highly segregated cities had the lowest life expectancy in 2000 -- about 70.5 years -- while Asian Americans had the highest, 83.1 years.
The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti.
Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.