A person's age is one of the best predictors of how much longer they are likely to live. This is the main idea behind life expectancy. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of how long a person is ...

Decades of advances in medical technology and public health are causing global populations to age. While achieving longer ...

When it comes to how long you can expect to live, there's bad news for Tennessee residents. Life expectancy from birth for those born in Tennessee was among the lowest in the U.S., with the state ...