THE Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) latest report, Australia's health 2024: in brief, has revealed that boys and girls born in Australia today can be expected to live 81.2 years and 85.3 years respectively.
This is an increase of about 40% since the start of the 20th century and is the fourth best among OECD countries, stated the agency.
The AIHW report confirmed the country fared well in the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with other OECD countries, with one of the lowest confirmed prevalences of infections.
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