Overview
- Officials report citywide life expectancy reached 83.2 years in 2024, surpassing the 2019 peak of 82.6 and rebounding from 78 in 2020 during the height of COVID-19.
- The Adams administration credits its HealthyNYC Plan, saying the 83-year target set for 2030 was met six years early.
- City health leaders attribute the gains largely to sharp declines in COVID-19 deaths across racial and ethnic groups, while noting persistent inequities in other leading causes of death.
- The Department of Aging unveiled an $800,000 campaign on TV, subways, buses, and social media urging New Yorkers to “see it, name it, and stop it.”
- Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez led a public pledge at 1 Centre Street and highlighted projections that about 20% of residents will be 60 or older by 2040, as Mayor Eric Adams was traveling in Uzbekistan.