Kansas City Star

Missourians’ life expectancy dropped in recent years, new data shows. See how much

The family of an EMT with the Kansas City Fire Department who died in 2020 from complications of COVID-19, hug in front of the Firefighters Fountain and Memorial in Penn Valley Park. Deaths from COVID ...
Hartford Courant

How does our CT life expectancy compare to other states? Hint: We’re not No. 1

The life expectancy for Connecticut women is six years longer than it was 50 years ago, and Connecticut men are living seven years longer, according to data released recently. The average life ...
WRAL

Covid-19 was third leading cause of death in 2020, driving record rise in death rate and nearly two-year drop in life expectancy

Covid-19 claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States in 2020, driving a record increase in the death rate and a drop in life expectancy of nearly two years, according to final 2020 ...
KHON2

8 facts behind Hawaiʻi’s longevity dominance

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi is the place in the United States where people live the longest. In 2020, the islands reported the highest life expectancy in the country. Even during the pandemic, when ...