Slower increase in life expectancy in Australia than in other high income countries: the contributions of age and cause of death

Abstract

Objectives: To compare life expectancy at birth in Australia during 1980–2016 with that in other high income countries; to estimate the contributions of age at death and cause of death to differences between Australia and these countries. Design, setting, participants: Data on deaths by age, sex, and cause in Australia and 26 other high income countries obtained from the Global Burden of Disease study. Main outcome measures: Contributions of age, cause of death, and birth cohort to differences in life expectancy between Australia and other high income countries and to changes in the differences. Results: From 1981 to 2003, life expectancy at birth increased rapidly in Australia, both in abso..