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It hit 79 years in 2024, which is a record and regains pandemic losses.

Researchers attribute the rise in U.S. life expectancy, which reached 79 years in 2024, to the end of the pandemic and a drop in deaths from heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses.

The "model minority" myth holds that certain ethnic groups—for example, Asian Americans—are well-educated, hardworking, ...

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.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy was 75.8 years for males, 81.1 years for females, and the average for both sexes is 78.4 years in 2023. 1 ...

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Life expectancy in the United States rose from 2023 to 2024, “reaching its highest level ever,” according to a press release ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to its highest in American history in 2024 as the COVID-19 pandemic dissipated and lower death rates were reported for all the nation’s top killers.

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

From 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in life expectancy, as well as a decrease in age-adjusted death rates.