Australia’s life expectancy falls for the first time in three decades | ABC News
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Published 2024-07-01
Australia's population is ageing, and requiring more primary care than ever with more people living with a chronic disease, and spending more time in ill health.
A child born in 2020–2022 can expect to live 81.2 years, for men, and 85.3 years for women. A reduction of 0.1 years in both cases.
That's according to the latest report on the nation's health.
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