life expectancy

Rise in U.S. life expectancy is ‘good news,’ but gains aren ... fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. Read More

Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers including diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and stroke

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in 2020, however, it derailed progress in many locations. Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 ... Asia had the second-largest net increase ... Read More

Study: Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers, though poor pandemic management slowed progress

South Asia had the second-largest ... to global life expectancy during this period. Progress in preventing deaths from other causes also drove up life expectancy around the world, including ... Read More

The US is basically facing World War III — but Biden & Co. aren’t acting like it

Instead of recognizing the gravity of the overall strategic situation and leveling with the American people that we are, in effect, facing a World War III, the White House is admonishing US allies ... Read More

US births saw notable decrease in 2023, marking end to late pandemic rebound, experts say

U.S. births continued their decline, with just under 3.6 million babies born, marking a decrease of about 76,000 from the previous year, data shows. Read More

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Having a team in the world ... and the United States were trying to take food supplies into the territory. The birth of the girl, captured on video, brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza ... Read More

Pandemic Versus Progress, The Global Life Expectancy Showdown

South Asia had the second-largest net increase in life expectancy among super-regions between 1990 and 2021 (7.8 years), primarily thanks to steep declines in deaths from diarrheal diseases. “Our ... Read More

The World’s 25 Most Dangerous Cities by Homicide Rates

The world can feel like a traveler’s oyster, but globetrotters need to take extra precautions in some cities. In fact, Americans don’t even need to go overseas to encounter cities with some of ... Read More

Inside The Lives Of The Super-Wealthy During The Second World War

In fact, Buckingham Palace was bombed nine times during the war, and twice within three days in September 1940. During the second of ... opposed US involvement in World War II. Read More

Farmers warn of first year without harvest since Second World War

Farmers are warning of food shortages as record rainfall threatens to bring the first season without a harvest on some farms since the end of the Second World War. Vast swathes of farmland are ... Read More

802 News Podcast: The Holocaust and the ‘long’ Second World War

(WCAX) - Andrew Buchanan is a senior lecturer in the history department at the University of Vermont, and in his recent talk on campus titled “The Holocaust in the Long Second World War ... Read More

Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers including diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and stroke

South Asia had the second-largest ... to global life expectancy during this period. Progress in preventing deaths from other causes also drove up life expectancy around the world, including ... Read More