Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Print subscriptions
Sign in
Search jobs
Search
The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian

Life expectancy

June 2024

  • Turquoise killifish.

    Why do women outlive men? Cells that develop into sperm and eggs could give the answer

    Japanese scientists find blocking production in killifish of germ cells closes lifespan gap between males and females

May 2024

  • Weight scales and measuring tape.

    Young children with persistent severe obesity could have half average life expectancy, study finds

    Research finds four-year-old boy who remains severely obese into adulthood has life expectancy of 39

April 2024

  • Devi Sridhar

    Yet again, we in Scotland have the lowest life expectancy in western Europe. Here’s how to improve it

    Devi Sridhar
    The Scottish government is right to target smoking, drinking and drug misuse. But the root cause remains: deprivation, says public health expert Prof Devi Sridhar

March 2024

  • Rishi Sunak hosts his weekly cabinet meeting.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Tory MP Robert Halfon quits as minister and James Heappey confirms resignation, paving way for mini reshuffle – as it happened

  • An illustration of a silhouette figure sitting on a bench

    Victoria under pressure to mandate reporting of homelessness deaths

February 2024

  • Tents belonging to homeless people are seen at dawn in Martin Place, Sydney.

    Rough sleepers dying ‘alarmingly’ premature deaths, Sydney homeless data shows

  • Guardian Design/David Levene (The Guardian)

    The manifesto Britain needs
    The Tories have ruined our health. These are the three things Labour must do to repair the damage

    Devi Sridhar
  • A tent in a park with a sign citing the human rights charter

    Out in the cold
    When it comes to Australia’s homelessness deaths, we can’t change what we don’t measure

    Lisa Wood
  • An illustration of a silhouette figure sitting on a bench

    Out in the cold
    What do we know about homelessness deaths in Australia – and why is nobody tracking them?

  • Out in the cold
    Homeless Australians are dying at age 44 on average in hidden crisis

  • Out in the cold
    Roger Davies died with nine broken ribs. Police deemed his death non-suspicious and sent him to a pauper’s grave

January 2024

  • Secondary school pupils moving by a window in a school UK, blurred movement.

    Every year spent in school or university improves life expectancy, study says

  • hand of baby holding adult finger

    UK life expectancy falls to lowest level in a decade

October 2023

  • Women who spent more time in the sun lived for one to two years longer than those who avoided the sun.

    How to have healthy skin
    Let it shine: the unexpected benefits of sun exposure on skin

    For years we’ve been told to avoid sun to prevent skin cancer. But research suggests a dose of rays can boost your immune system and increase lifespan. We look on the bright side

September 2023

  • Australian multimillionaire property developer Tim Gurner

    Tim Gurner, biohacking and the growing list of super-rich ‘grinders’ who spend a fortune to stave off ageing

    The pursuit, aka garage biology, is the new wave of the age-old desire to live forever – but an expert says most of the treatments are a waste of money

August 2023

  • Sally Davies

    Last time Britain was this sick, drastic action was taken. This time, politicians don’t seem to care

    Sally Davies
  • Older man using a drill press

    Australians living longer but working in poor health in later life, research shows

July 2023

  • Great-grandmother is kissing her great-granddaughter at her 100th birthday.

    A limit to ageing? Australian life expectancy is rising, but new report asks why few live to 110

    More people are making it to 100, but there’s little change in the proportion of ‘supercentenarians’, a report has found

May 2023

  • Almshouses in the village of Waddington

    Almshouse residents may live up to two and a half years longer, study finds

  • A London street party in 1953 celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

    From Elizabeth II to Charles III: how the UK economy has changed

About 324 results for Life expectancy
1234...
Explore more on these topics