# Global Life Expectancy Rebounds, Noncommunicable Disease Threat Increases

Source: [JAMA Current Issue](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2855641) · 2026-11-10 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/global-life-expectancy-rebounds-noncommunicable-disease-threat-increases-29cf539cfe7f3597
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- The WHO's latest Global Health Estimates data show global life expectancy has rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Noncommunicable diseases account for an increasing share of deaths worldwide.
- The findings were reported in the JAMA Current Issue on 2026-11-10.

## Why it matters

The shift toward noncommunicable diseases as a growing share of deaths matters for science readers working on public health, epidemiology and health policy, since it points to where prevention and research effort may need to focus.

## Coverage

- [Global Life Expectancy Rebounds, Noncommunicable Disease Threat Increases](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2855641) — JAMA Current Issue, 2026-11-10

Tags: life expectancy, noncommunicable diseases, global health, mortality, who estimates

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