The increase signals a rebound from declines during the pandemic and progress with the opioid crisis.

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

The drop in death rates occurred in both men and women, and across all racial and ethnic groups. Heart disease remained the ...

The average U.S. life expectancy has hit a new high, rebounding to numbers similar to those before the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

(CNN) — People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. Life expectancy in the US had been trending up for decades before ...