Study: Global Life Expectancy Hits 76.3 Years, But Youth Deaths Rise

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Above: A group of elderly people in a community park in China on Feb. 14, 2025. Image copyright: Cheng Xin/Getty Images

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Remarkable global health achievements have reduced mortality rates 67% since 1950 across all 204 countries studied in this report. Life expectancy has increased by over 20 years, while deaths from infectious diseases such as measles, tuberculosis, and diarrheal diseases have sharply declined. Advanced modeling and comprehensive data from 310,000 sources demonstrate unprecedented progress.

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Narrative B

Global health progress faces a dangerous crisis that signals widening inequities and mental health epidemics as death rates surge among young adults due to suicide, overdoses and alcohol abuse. International aid cuts threaten to unravel decades of progress in closing health gaps between rich and poor nations. Half of all deaths remain preventable through addressing modifiable risk factors like obesity and high blood pressure.

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