Life Expectancy

Israel's life expectancy is rising, but can continue to rise higher - opinion

Congratulations to the State of Israel. Well done. Now, let’s do even better.

|ByALAN FREISHTAT
People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.
(Illustrative) Spectators applaud as they watch Ara Style Senior, Japan's only breakdancing club made up of elderly citizens, perform on stage during a local festival in Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2024.

Japan counts a record 99,763 centenarians as longevity soars

Women comprise about 88 percent of the centenarian cohort, numbering 87,784, while men total 11,979, health ministry figures show.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
nutritious foods

Want to live longer? Try these six foods

Higher diet scores were associated with lower mortality and cardiovascular disease.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A patient and the nurse who saved his life in the Galilee.

Bridging divides: Israeli Arab nurse saves the life of Nahariya man

“I don't feel like a hero. I did what I had to do. Fortunately, I had the right knowledge, and I was in the right place at the right time," responding nurse Amer Awad said.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

US life expectancy fell year and a half in 2020 due to COVID-19 - CDC

In the wake of COVID-19, American life expectancy had one of the biggest one-year declines since World War Two, when life expectancy fell 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943.

JULY 21, 2021ByREUTERS
An illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), depicts the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Women on average live longer than men. Why is that?

Social factors, genetics, and biological factors all play a role in why women, on average, live longer than men.

JULY 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People seen walking on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem

New fountain of youth? Hebrew U. finds link between optimism, longevity

Those with a positive outlook had a 20% higher survival rate than those who were less optimistic. This difference increased in to 25% in the 90+ age bracket.

JUNE 5, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Elderly couple (illustrative)

Nearly one in 1,500 in Japan is a centenarian

Far more Japanese women are reaching the age of 100 as women represent 88% of all centenarians in the country.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Passersby wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk at Kabukicho entertainment and shopping district in Tokyo, Japan March 27, 2020