Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in ...

A new model called the “universal basic neighborhood” aims to help people in all communities maintain an average life ...

A new analysis revisits long-standing assumptions about life expectancy in the United States, revealing a more nuanced story than previously thought.

Let’s keep it 100 — your chances of becoming a centenarian are slim. Medical breakthroughs, public health achievements and better diets led to steep increases in global life expectancy in the 1800s ...

A new TIAA Institute report finds workers who misjudge life expectancy are less likely to save, putting long-term retirement ...

Aging is one of the few things every living thing has in common. Humans, in particular, are living longer today than they did in the past. Much of this is due to societal advances such as vaccines, ...

This story and visualization are part of our new “Data In Your Life” series, in which we mine public databases to tell quick stories about the world around us. Life expectancy in South Carolina ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Life expectancy differs by sexual orientation, data shows, prompting questions as to the causes. Michael Brandt/dpa People who ...