Wondering how long one's life will last is a universal thought. The average life expectancy in the United States is 81.4 years for women and 75.8 years for men, according to the Centers for Disease ...

People with diabetes face a threefold to sixfold increased risk for sudden cardiac death and a shorter life expectancy than the general population, and this risk is especially noticeable among younger ...

Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But vast ...

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 ...

Sleep has long been associated with overall health and wellbeing. Recent findings, however, suggest that sleep is more ...

West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to Loop residents living to age 87. This is widest death gap in Chicago and the biggest gap of any big U.S.