If you think you know how long a retirement-age American is likely to live, try taking our one-question quiz. Most people get ...

There is a widening gap in life expectancy between men and women. Women in the U.S. are now expected to outlive men by nearly six years, according to a study by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan ...

The life expectancy for non-Hispanic white women has decreased slightly according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Women's life expectancy varies considerably from country to country, and while science has yet to discover the magic secret to living forever, some countries seem to know a lot about the recipe for a ...