The wave of COVID-19 deaths has caused a “slightly lower life” expectancy in Australia, but a newborn child will still probably see the next century.
Life expectancy in Australia has gone backwards for the first time in more than 30 years, caused by over 10,000 COVID-19 deaths last year.
Ms Cho said the first two years of the pandemic had the two lowest mortality rates on record from all causes. Ms Cho said this was because over half of all deaths in 2022 were of people aged 80 years and over.The 2022 population statement projected life expectancies to decrease by 0.4 years for both females and males in 2021–22 and 0.2 years for males and 0.3 years for females in 2022–23.
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