Life expectancy in the U.S. is expected to increase from 78.3 years in 2022 to 80.4 years in 2050, according to forecasting models from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics ...

Known as healthy life expectancy or health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE), its global ranking is forecasted to drop from 80 th in 2022 to 108 th by 2050.

Some experts warn that this radical change may remain out of reach for many, due to societal and economic challenges.

Americans’ life expectancy is expected to stall by 2050 because of increasing obesity and drug use, researchers said this week. Right now, the country is on an upward trajectory, but ...

Obesity and overdose deaths are reducing life expectancy in the U.S. and are expected to drag the country down to 66th in the world by 2050.

Gender-wise, life expectancy ranking of American females is forecast to drop from 51 in 2022 to 74 in 2050. For men, the ranking is expected to fall from 51 to 65.

The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation’s health progress, according to a detailed analysis of all 50 states and Washington, ...