Tag: expectancy
Despite medical advances, life expectancy gains are slowing
Life expectancy has been on the rise for centuries, thanks to advancements in medicine, improved diets, and overall…
Eliminating tobacco smoking could help increase life expectancy by 2050, study suggests
The Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD) Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators recently published a study in…
Australia offers lessons for increasing American life expectancy
Australia, known for its dangerous wildlife, has surprisingly led the English-speaking world in life expectancy for the past…
Homicide rates are a major factor in the gap between Black and white life expectancy, suggests study
Homicide rates have been identified as a major factor contributing to the gap in life expectancy between Black…