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 improvements are ...

A new analysis forecasts the US will fall to 66 out of 204 countries in life expectancy rankings in 2050, down from 49th in 2022. The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life ...

Accelerating the decline in tobacco smoking globally, by decreasing smoking prevalence from current levels to 5% everywhere, could increase life expectancy and prevent millions of premature deaths by ...

Life expectancy in the United States is expected to increase from 78.3 years in 2022 to 80.4 years in 2050, which is below that of other wealthy nations. A study from the University of Washington’s ...

Life expectancy (LE) in the U.S. is forecasted to increase from 78.3 years in 2022 to 79.9 years in 2035 and to 80.4 years in 2050 for all sexes combined. This modest increase lowers the country’s ...

First in-depth forecasts of future worldwide health impacts of smoking reveal potential effects of eliminating smoking on life expectancy and premature deaths by 2050. Based on current trends, global ...

Our energy system is on the threshold of a fundamental change. 50 years ago the foundations of our current energy supply were laid and now the time has come to set the course for the next 50 years. By ...