While Aboriginal people are living longer than they did when efforts to eliminate the discrepancy began a decade ago, the life expectancy of the non-indigenous population is increasing faster ...

The life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the rest of the population remains two decades wide. Despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reporting that the ...

Life expectancy can be increased simply by going outside and getting some sun. Exposure to sunlight triggers cells in your skin to produce vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency can impair all of these ...

Having type 1 diabetes shortens life expectancy by about 12 years on average. Insulin therapy has improved life expectancy but diabetes can still put you at risk for complications that impact ...

This release adds single year and three-year period life expectancy figures for Scotland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom to the England, Wales, and England and Wales figures ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive condition. The average life expectancy is around 5 to 8 years following a diagnosis, but it can be up to 20 years. There is no cure for LBD, but treatment ...

Despite Stronger Futures, Northern Territory Aboriginal peoples – 30 per cent of the population – do not enjoy the standard of living that the United Nations Human Development Index report lauded on ...

The 2024 State of the Nation Health Report indicates that life expectancy in Nigeria, though improving, remains below the global average at 54.6 years. The report highlights that while the country’s ...

China's average life expectancy has reached 79 years in 2024. The government aims to further extend life expectancy to 80 years by 2035. Listen to Story China's life expectancy up by 1.7 years since ...

BEIJING: The good news is that people in China are living longer, with latest statistics showing that the average life expectancy reached 79 years old in 2024 - an increase of 0.4 years from 2023.