Faltering mortality improvements at young-middle ages in high-income English-speaking countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, stagnating life expectancy trends were reported in some high-income countries (HICs). Despite previous evidence from country-specific studies, there is a lack of comparative research that provides a broader perspective and challenges existing assumptions. This study aims to examine longevity trends and patterns in six English-speaking countries (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States) by combining period and cohort perspectives and to compare them with other HICs.

Methods

Using data from the Human Mortality and World Health Organization Mortality Databases, we estimated partial life expectancy, lifespan inequality and cohort survival differences for 1970-2021, as well as the contribution of causes of de

SUBMITTER: Timonin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11457459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature