Life expectancy at birth in Ireland has rebounded to 82.6 years in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Ireland ranks seventh in the ­European table for life expectancy compared to an average of 81.5 years ...

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show a girl born in Dorset between 2021 and 2023 has a life expectancy of 84.8 years – one of the highest across the region. Meanwhile, boys born in the ...

Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drop.