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NZers living longer but more years in poor health

15 March 2022
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By NZSA
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The international study, published in the Lancet, analysed hundreds of causes of death, diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and found the increase in chronic diseases – many of which are preventable – left the world vulnerable to diseases like Covid-19.

According to the study, the life expectancy for New Zealanders last year was 81.8 years – an increase of 6.2 years – but our healthy life expectancy has only increased 4.7 years to 69.4. That means we are living longer in poor health. Read more in the NZ Herald