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 age 100 — are not translating into marked jumps in ...

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, an increase in life expectancy was driven mainly by improvements in sanitation, housing, and education, causing a steady decline in early and mid-life mortality, which was chiefly due to infections.

Life expectancy in the United States reached a record high in 2024, signalling a strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths declined across major causes such as heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses,

Health spending isn't just about budgets—it results in how long, and how well, people live.