Detailed data on the ages at which people die can give good indications of a person’s remaining life span.
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New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.
This group has long suffered much higher death rates than the general population due to a poor standard of basic healthcare.
Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what’s happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions.
The gap between predictions of COVID-19 deaths in Africa and what has actually happened is staggering.
The pandemic has exposed many of us to new statistical concepts, on the news, in everyday conversations and on social media. But how many are you getting wrong?
Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what’s happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures suggest there have been more than 800 ‘excess deaths’ in Australia in January-March 2020, relative to the average, but only 103 confirmed COVID-19 deaths so far.
The national curve is made up of much smaller local curves with their own peaks at different times – but deaths are still definitely falling.
When the 1918 influenza pandemic struck India, the death toll was highest among the poor.
A lot of numbers are being tossed around about COVID-19 and what to expect in the future. They’re being used to make critical public health decisions, but they aren’t as simple as they appear.
We must put in measures to protect the young as well as the old.
The government said 64, journalists said 4,645. What went wrong?
A look behind the statistics that link government spending cuts with increases in death.
Our new meta-analysis, which pooled results from 65 studies, looked at health-care spending by both the private and public sectors including preventive and curative care.
Investigations into the tragic accident which left four people dead at an amusement park could lead to changes in the safety regulations.
Miscarriages and stillbirths are more likely to involve males. After birth, male babies are also more likely to die or suffer major illness.
Where you live affects your health and life expectancy. This makes it possible to map health outcomes against train stations, so that you can readily see the inequalities across cities like Melbourne.
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Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Statistics, Virginia Tech
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Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor, Director Australian Urban Observatory, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Statistics, University of Kent
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Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Deakin Business School and Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Academic Specialist (GIS Analyst), Community Indicators Victoria, McCaughey VicHealth Community Wellbeing Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Community Faculty, Metropolitan State University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Communities, University of East London
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Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Programme Manager for Grand Challenges Africa, African Academy of Sciences
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Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Work Research, University of East London
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Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney