There’s growing evidence that some American demographic groups need more help than others to live longer, healthier lives.

“As long as we have these really severe disparities, we’re going to have this very low life expectancy,” said Kathleen Harris ...

Research maintains that the natural limit for human lifespan is about 122 years, based on the fact that the longest-living ...

Education affects life expectancy of people in the U.S., with the lifespan gap growing between the most and least educated individuals.

Algeria led the way among African countries, with life expectancy at 77.13 years. At the other end of the scale, the country with the lowest life expectancy was Chad, where people live on average ...

we’re going to have this very low life expectancy,” said Kathleen Harris, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina. “It should not be that way for a country as rich as the U.S ...

An earlier Stateline story reported that policy, poverty, rural isolation and bad habits are shortening lives in West ...

we’re going to have this very low life expectancy,” said Kathleen Harris, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina. “It should not be that way for a country as rich as the U.S ...