Life Expectancy News
U.K. health crisis deepens as England's poorest communities see life expectancy decline
Sky News - 01-May-2024
Researchers blame government policies for stalled progress and widening health gap
Read more...Women live longer but experience more years of poor health than men
The Guardian - 01-May-2024
Study emphasises the need to address women's health issues beyond reproductive concerns
Read more...Longer life expectancy linked with better access to qualified general practices (GPs)
University of Leicester - 16-Apr-2024
Fewer qualified GPs, less consistent care causes shorter lifespans.
Read more...Heart disease risk factors remain powerful predictors of lifespan, even in older adults
Oxford Population Health - 22-Mar-2024
Managing smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes significantly lowers the risk of heart disease
Read more...US and UK adults experience higher midlife death rates compared to other nations
Oxford Population Health - 21-Mar-2024
Alarming trends in preventable deaths like drug overdoses, accidents, and suicides
Read more...Researchers discovered eight things you can do to potentially live longer
Live Forever Club - 23-Feb-2024
Study highlights the power we have to improve our longevity through everyday choices.
Read more...COVID-19 and inequality cast a long shadow on UK life expectancy
The Health Foundation - 23-Feb-2024
Experts calling for action to improve basic needs and address inequalities
Read more...UK life expectancy figures expose geographical inequalities
Evening Standard - 26-Jan-2024
Pandemic takes toll, rural and deprived areas see biggest life expectancy drops
Read more...For every year you spend in school, your life gets 2% longer!
The Guardian - 23-Jan-2024
Skipping classes may be as harmful for your health as smoking
Read more...Global longevity gap narrows as men catching up with women's longer lifespans
New Scientist - 17-Jan-2024
Advances in healthcare and lifestyle changes bridge the gender gap in life expectancy
Read more...COVID stole years from UK lives, pushing clocks back ten years on life expectancy
The Guardian - 11-Jan-2024
Experts warn that the pandemic's impact goes beyond just a few lost years
Read more...Europe's age wave: challenges & opportunities for a longer, healthier future
International Longevity Centre UK - 11-Dec-2023
From prevention to participation, a roadmap for healthier, happier, and more productive lives
Read more...Canadians' life expectancy falls in 2022 for the third year in a row
The Canadian Press - 27-Nov-2023
COVID-19 takes a toll, seniors hit hardest, and Atlantic Canada sees highest jump
Read more...UK study reveals path to healthier, longer life through dietary choices
Live Forever Club - 24-Nov-2023
Embracing healthier dietary choices can extent life expectancy to some degree
Read more...People in the north of England are living in poorer health and dying younger
The Guardian - 19-Nov-2023
New report exposes shocking inequalities in health, wealth, & opportunity facing older people in England
Read more...U.S. men are dying much younger than women, as gender gap for death widens
New Scientist - 13-Nov-2023
COVID-19, drug and alcohol abuse, & suicide fuel a 6-year life expectancy disparity
Read more...Healthy ageing: addressing the global challenge of quality life years
Live Forever Club - 24-Oct-2023
Extending healthy years, not just lifespan, as populations age
Read more...Early diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes can add years to your life
University of Cambridge - 03-Oct-2023
Diagnosis at 30 may cut 14 years off life, but early treatment can extend it
Read more...AI holds the promise of longer lives, shorter workweeks, and economic growth
CNBC - 03-Oct-2023
Jpmorgan CEO sees AI transforming healthcare, workforce, and global economy
Read more...COVID-19 continues to take a toll on Japanese life expectancy
Japan Times - 28-Jul-2023
Overall dropped by 0.42 years for men and 0.49 years for women in 2022 - second fall in a row
Read more...Living in green neighborhoods may help you live longer and healthier
The Washington Post - 28-Jun-2023
New study finds people with high access to green spaces were 2.5 years younger in biological age
Read more...Mortality Postponement and Compression in Older Human Cohorts
Live Forever Club - 11-Apr-2023
Even without rejuvenation treatments, expect to see maximum lifespan record broken by 2060
Read more...UK life expectancy dropping relative to other countries
Sky News - 16-Mar-2023
Driven by income inequality and resulting larger fall in poorer groups
Read more...Men who have regular quality sleep live about 5 years longer, while women add on two more years
The Guardian - 23-Feb-2023
Not just the number of hours but also the quality of sleep is important to enhance your wellbeing
Read more...England and Wales see slight increase in life expectancy in 2021 - official figure to follow
BBC - 17-Oct-2022
Only 4 out of 31 countries studies have seen their period life expectancy recover since 2020
Read more...Statistics shows steep decline in life expectancy - largely driven by COVID-19
BBC - 31-Aug-2022
US records the lowest since 1996 and UK fell for the first time in 40yrs
Read more...Shorter lifespan in men linked with loss of male sex chromosome while aging
The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2022
Understanding how Y chromosome may contribute to age-related diseases can help prevent them
Read more...Relation between seasoning cooked food with salt and premature death revealed
The Guardian - 11-Jul-2022
Not adding extra salt to already prepared foods could be a healthier option
Read more...High optimism associated with longevity and healthy aging across diverse groups
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - 08-Jun-2022
Positive physiological factor extends life expectancy of women beyond 90
Read more...Healthy lifestyle practices boosted 6 years of life for healthy 40-year-olds
SciTechDaily - 07-Jun-2022
Lifestyle improvements- a positive impact on health despite chronic health conditions and older age
Read more...Poor women in England are dying younger, reveals a life expectancy report
The Guardian - 17-Apr-2022
Female life expectancy in poorest areas was 7.7 years lower than richest areas of England
Read more...Between 1993 and 2011, most increase in life expectancy was disease free years
Science Daily - 15-Mar-2022
Exception was for people with a cognitive impairment, study by Newcastle University shows
Read more...Covid-19 impact lead to reduction in life expectancy and mental wellbeing
Independent - 11-Nov-2021
Cases of anxiety and depression are now doubled when compared to pre-pandemic
Read more...Longevity gap differs greatly between the rich and poor areas of England
BBC - 13-Oct-2021
Report finds alarming fall in life expectancy even before COVID pandemic - calls for better policies
Read more...Covid-19 hit hardest in men, cutting their life expectancy by over an year
BBC - 23-Sep-2021
Life expectancy will recover in the future, but with a 'slower growth'
Read more...Experimental national estimates of life expectancy and mortality based on ethnicity
Guardian - 26-Jul-2021
Compared to blacks and Asians, whites and mixed groups had lower life expectancy
Read more...US life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years in 2020, mostly due to COVID-19
Independent - 21-Jul-2021
Largest drop since world war II, mainly affecting Black and Hispanic Americans
Read more...Lonely older people are living shorter with poorer health, finds new study
EurekAlert! - 06-Jul-2021
Covid preventive measures seem to further exacerbate the risk of loneliness
Read more...Health inequalities widen life expectancy gap between rich and poor in England
Guardian - 30-Jun-2021
High death rate in poorer areas, post-covid levelling up must prioritize health equity
Read more...US life expectancy records biggest fall due to covid pandemic
Guardian - 23-Jun-2021
Health inequalities mainly affected life expectancy of minority groups
Read more...Science predicts that theoretically we can live up to 150 years
The Conversation (UK) - 08-Jun-2021
Is it time to find ways to make it our average life expectancy?
Read more...Playing certain sports can help you live 13% longer than the general population
Medical Xpress - 01-Jun-2021
Cricket, rugby, tennis and golf players lived longer; footballers, boxers and jockeys had shorter lives
Read more...Men (and, strangely, only men) in physical jobs live longer than their peers
Fight Aging! - 11-May-2021
Physically active work life and better lifestyle choices linked to long-term survival in men
Read more...Miscarriage could be an early marker for future health risk in women
Independent - 25-Mar-2021
Recurrent or young age miscarriages can up the risk of dying early, but more studies are needed
Read more...Stroke rates declined in older adults of Denmark
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) - 10-Feb-2021
With the improvements in awareness and better patient care, death rates and incidence of stroke decreased
Read more...Gradual weight gain can help you live longer
Yahoo! Style - 03-Feb-2021
Life-course BMI analysis revealed association between weight gain and mortality
Read more...Life expectancy in UK women declined by 5 months during 2014-19
Daily Mail - 25-Jan-2021
Reported major drop in women than men; Post-pandemic data could be the worst
Read more...2020 might be the deadliest year for America
Guardian - 22-Dec-2020
Life expectancy to drop by 3 years - greatest cut off since World War II
Read more...Covid-19 has reverted life expectancy levels back to 2010
Guardian - 10-Dec-2020
Coronavirus slashed the upward trend of life expectancy in England and Wales
Read more...Increase in life expectancy is not just due to fall in child mortality
Our World in Data - 23-Sep-2020
Life expectancy at birth has doubled since the mid 19th century
Read more...Elderly nowadays have an improved physical & cognitive performance
Science Daily - 21-Sep-2020
Study compared functional ability between cohorts of same age but 30 years apart
Read more...One in every 1500 people is a centenarian in Japan
CNN - 18-Sep-2020
Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world and homes the oldest person alive
Read more...World's oldest man dies aged 116 - RIP Fredie Blom
BBC - 22-Aug-2020
A great example of compressed morbidity - Fredie was still active 2 weeks before his death
Read more...What are the odds of living up to 100 years?
Fight Aging! - 25-Jun-2020
Study of environmental factors leading to becoming centenarian opposes previous literature
Read more...Inheritance of damaging mutations decides how long we get to live
GEN News - 10-Apr-2020
With whole exome and genome sequencing we could reveal so many secrets of life
Read more...UK resident takes over as world's oldest man at 112
Guardian - 31-Mar-2020
He has kept active through-out his retirement and doesn't look a day over 80!
Read more...Female of the species always outlives the males
BBC - 24-Mar-2020
Humans more equal than most species because less of an environmental effect
Read more...Study determines impact of lifestyle choices on expected age of death
Fight Aging! - 18-Mar-2020
Easier to understand in years, rather than percentages. Whole milk a surprisingly big factor.
Read more...UK life expectancy stalls - poorest hit the hardest
BBC - 25-Feb-2020
The club fights for equality in longevity to help everyone access new rejuvenation therapies
Read more...Inequalities in wealth leads to inequalities in healthspan
Independent - 15-Jan-2020
Access to healthcare maybe restricted in disadvantaged socioeconomic groups
Read more...Good lifestyle adds up to 10 years to life expectancy
BBC - 09-Jan-2020
That's 10 years to find a rejuvenation therapy that adds another 10 years... and then another...
Read more...Living beyond hundreds - oldest person alive is 117
Metro - 02-Jan-2020
Supercentenarians in Japan - what is the secret behind their longevity?
Read more...Life expectancy reduces by nearly 3 years
BBC - 02-Dec-2019
The goal to live more than 100 years seems to be slowly drifting away
Read more...Life expectancy increase reflected in number of older people in society
BBC - 19-Nov-2019
Even without life extension experts predict increasingly longer lives
Read more...UK life expectancy falls with biggest impact in deprived areas
Independent - 14-Nov-2019
Avoidable deaths, not medical illnesses, kill more people under 50
Read more...Footballers have a high risk of death from neurodegenerative diseases
BBC - 22-Oct-2019
Except for neurodegenerative diseases, ex-footballers are less likely to die from other diseases
Read more...The lowest mortality levels ever recorded
LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) - 16-Oct-2019
Good news – recent quarterly statistics suggest that UK life expectancy is no longer stalled
Read more...Life expectancy gains have slowed
BBC - 04-Oct-2019
In Japan, life expectancy gains have been bigger than in the UK in recent years
Read more...16 year healthspan gap between areas in Britain
Guardian - 15-Sep-2019
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in Blaenau Gwent, south Wales, same as Zambia
Read more...Generation X notorious for drug poisoning and suicide
BBC - 13-Aug-2019
Stigma may be a reason for their reluctance to seek help
Read more...The Rich Have More of Everything
Forbes - 08-May-2019
Low income workers still die sooner—a lot sooner—than high income people
Read more...DNA analysis could put an end to the oldest person debate
The Connexion - 03-May-2019
Identifying consanguinity could be the key to solve this mystery
Read more...Billionaires accumulating more wealth and youthfulness
Telegraph - 07-Mar-2019
Automation and longevity therapies may amplify social disparities
Read more...UK life expectancy falls 6 months in a year
Guardian - 07-Mar-2019
Over 1 year down in last 3 years - this is not good news
Read more...World’s oldest man dies in Japan aged 113
Guardian - 20-Jan-2019
Medicine increases healthspan; only life extension technologies will increase maximum lifespan
Read more...Japan annual birth rate nearly half a million below death rate
Guardian - 27-Dec-2018
A stark example of how birth rate falls below in replacement level in advanced economies
Read more...Wrong weight 'can cost four years of life'
BBC - 31-Oct-2018
Massive study confirms that being overweight dramatically shortens life expectancy
Read more...Life span of our ancestors same as ours today
BBC - 03-Oct-2018
If they got past the dangers of childhood, our ancestors lived almost as long as we do today
Read more...Life expectancy progress stops in UK
BBC - 25-Sep-2018
Since 2011 living beyond 90 years old has become increasingly rarer due to still unknown reasons
Read more...UK among worst for life expectancy rises
BBC - 07-Aug-2018
Life expectancy rises in the UK have stagnated due to still unknown reasons
Read more...Mortality rate flattens among the oldest of the old
New York Times - 28-Jun-2018
After 105 mortality rate rise more slowly and it may be related to better genes and lifestyle
Read more...A massive study of family trees finds no gene for longevity
MIT Technology Review - 01-Mar-2018
Read more...People nowadays live longer, but in poorer health
Guardian - 24-Nov-2017
Adults are spending an increasing number of their retirement years in poor health
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