Americans born after 1970 are dying faster than their parents, with higher rates of heart disease, cancer and overdoses ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways Average life expectancy in the year 1800 was no older than 40 years globally, but ...

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In the United States, how long a person lives can vary substantially depending on where in the country they reside. Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published ...