Global Life Expectancy To Increase By Nearly 5 Years By 2050 Despite Geopolitical, Metabolic, And Environmental Threats

The latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021, published in The Lancet, forecast that global life expectancy will increase by 4.9 years in males and 4.2 years in females between 2022 and 2050.

Increases are expected to be largest in countries where life expectancy is lower, contributing to a...