Maqbul Jamil: Do Australians live longer?

Maqbul Jamil, Adjust Professor at Columbia Business School, shared on LinkedIn:

“A study found that since the early 1990s, Australia’s life expectancy has surpassed that of Canada and is now higher than in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and New Zealand. The study attributes this lead to Australians being generally healthier, with fewer pregnancy complications, lower drug overdose deaths, reduced chronic disease mortality, and fewer road accident fatalities.

Australia’s lower tobacco use and efficient healthcare system, which combines universal coverage with private insurance, contribute to these outcomes. Despite spending less on healthcare as a percentage of GDP than some peers, Australia has lower rates of avoidable deaths. These factors collectively add 1-5 years to Australian life expectancy compared to other English-speaking countries.”

Life expectancy and geographic variation in mortality: an observational comparison study of six high-income Anglophone countries

Authors: Rachel Z Wilkie, Jessica Y Ho

Source: Maqbul Jamil/LinkedIn