The system changed in 1926 with the introduction of the contributory state pension, which linked entitlement to national insurance contributions (NICs) and reduced the pension age to 65.

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday ...

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

The increase signals a rebound from declines during the pandemic and progress with the opioid crisis.

In recent provisional U.S. data (2022), life expectancy at birth for non-Hispanic Black people increased but still remained ...