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Global Life Expectancy Rebounds, Youth Deaths Surge

10/19/2025

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Global life expectancy returned to pre-COVID-19 levels in 2023, with women at 76.3 and men at 71.5.
The Global Burden of Diseases study analyzed data from 204 countries to map disparities.
Life expectancy reaches about 83 years in high-income regions.
Rising deaths among adolescents and young adults stem from infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and suicide and substance use in North America and Eastern Europe.

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Story summary

Global life expectancy returned to pre-COVID-19 levels in 2023, with women at 76.3 and men at 71.5.
The Global Burden of Diseases study analyzed data from 204 countries to map disparities.
Life expectancy reaches about 83 years in high-income regions.
Rising deaths among adolescents and young adults stem from infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and suicide and substance use in North America and Eastern Europe.