Life expectancy

Life expectancy

Elderly woman celebrates 117th birthday. File photo: AP/UNB

Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Air pollution shortens life expectancy in Bangladesh by average 4.8 years: WHO

A medical worker checks the IV drip treatment of a patient lying on a bed in the emergency department of a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Staff

Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: Study

FILE PHOTO: Hindu devotees gather to worship the Sun God amidst heavy smog in the early morning during the Hindu religious festival of Chatth Puja, on the bank of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2022./File Photo

Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia - Study

Access to clean energy for cooking in Bangladesh drops to 28% in 2022: BBS

Access to clean energy for cooking in Bangladesh drops to 28% in 2022: BBS

US life expectancy still falling, Native Americans hardest hit: study

US life expectancy still falling, Native Americans hardest hit: study

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Covid-19 pandemic cut life expectancy by most since World War II, study says

A man wearing a mask walks on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, November 3, 2019/ Reuters

Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians

TBS Explainer: Why do women live longer than men in Bangladesh?

TBS Explainer: Why do women live longer than men in Bangladesh?

Economist Zahid Hussain. Illustration: TBS

Making sense of national statistics

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Why do women have longer life expectancy than men?

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Women in Bangladesh now live 3.3 years longer than men-study finds

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Brick kilns reduce life expectancy of all