People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) frequently live well into adulthood. Advances in treatment have significantly increased the life expectancy for this condition. The median life expectancy ...

NEW YORK--Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger numbers of people making it to ...

The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

KAWASAKI--For a city perhaps better known as an industrial hub with belching smokestacks, it may come as a surprise that a leafy residential area in its far western corner has the highest average life ...

Among Japanese babies born in 2018, 26.5% of boys and 50.5% of girls are expected to live to 90. Click here for life expectancy figures in 2019 (published in August 2020). The average life expectancy ...

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.