Published 08/14/2024 6:33:00 a.m.

Australia leads life expectancy among English-speaking nations

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Australians outlive their peers in five other high-income English-speaking countries by 1 to 4 years, with most of this advantage seen between ages 45 and 84. Lower death rates from drug and alcohol misuse, treatable cancers, and cardiovascular diseases are key factors.

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Medical Xpress

Australia offers lessons for increasing American life expectancy

Despite being home to some of the world's most dangerous animals, Australia has led the English-speaking world in life expectancy for the last three decades. As for other high-income Anglophone countries, the Irish saw the largest gains in life expectancy, while Americans have finished dead last since the early 1990s, according to a team of social scientists led by a Penn State researcher.

08/13/2024 6:30:01 p.m.

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News Medical

Australia leads life expectancy among English-speaking nations

08/14/2024 1:50:00 a.m.·United States

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9News

Surprising way Australia leads the English

While Australians are still riding the high of our best Olympic Games ever, there's come some more good news about growing up green and gold.New international research has found that Australians are among the longest-lived people in the English-speaking world, outliving their peers in five high-income English-speaking countries by up to five years.This advantage shows mostly in the age group 45 to 84, with death rates from drug and alcohol misu…

08/14/2024 2:02:49 a.m.·Australia

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iNews

Strewth! Aussies outlive Brits and Americans by up to 5 years

High numbers of people born overseas and low prevalence of smoking might be among the main reasons behind Australia's top ranking, researchers suggest

08/14/2024 5:00:00 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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HealthDay

US Still Last for Life Expectancy Among English-Speaking Countries

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08/14/2024 9:39:07 a.m.

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New Atlas

Americans live 4 to 5 years less than their Australian peers

When it comes to life expectancy in high-income English-speaking countries, a new study has found that America has sat in last place since 2001. Despite its plethora of deadly animals, Australia remains the best performer and, the researchers say, should serve as a model for how the US can do better.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Deaths, Australia, Pennsylvania State University

08/14/2024 6:16:56 a.m.

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