Newsweek has created a map that highlights a sobering reality for parts of the United States: in dozens of U.S. counties, average life expectancy is now lower than that of North Korea.

Despite advancements in health care, life expectancy in some Southern U.S. states has not improved much while other states ...

Figures for national life expectancy by country tend to be within bandwidths. At the moment, the US is relegated to the lower end by comparison with the rest of the world, one rank above Cuba.

Southern men born in 2000 also tended to have a lower life expectancy, but showed more improvement than women since 1900 in these southern states: Southern states that showed a greater life expectancy ...

Scientists and health officials calculate life expectancy at birth as a way of understanding a country’s health over time. How long people in the United States lived since the last century ...

Some countries on the continent continue to face severe challenges, particularly in the area of public health. In these regions, life expectancy remains alarmingly low, driven by factors such as ...

Scientists and health officials calculate life expectancy at birth as a way of understanding a country’s health over time. How long people in the United States lived since the last century ...

Chad has the shortest life expectancy among African countries and this tragic reality can be attributed to health issues and diseases. In Chad, communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional ...