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Australia leads the English-speaking world in life expectancy

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Australia leads the English-speaking world in life expectancy

An analysis of international longevity data published in the open access journal BMJ opened finds that Australians outlive their peers in five high-income English-speaking countries, including the UK and the US, by 1 to 4 years. The greatest benefit occurs between the ages of 45 and 84, as death rates from drug and alcohol abuse, […]

US population has lowest life expectancy compared to peers: “Alarming”

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US population has lowest life expectancy compared to peers: “Alarming”

According to a new study, life expectancy in the United States is the lowest of all English-speaking countries. Meanwhile, Australians had a life expectancy four and five years longer than their American compatriots (women and men respectively). “It is well known that life expectancy in America compares very poorly to other high-income countries, but my […]