COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2022, making it the first time in more than 50 years that an infectious disease has been in the top five leading causes of death in the country.Chronic conditions have contributed to around 90 per cent of all deaths each year from 2002 to 2022.Australia's population is ageing, and requiring more primary care than ever with more people living with a chronic disease, and spending more time in ill health.
Depression, anxiety, dementia and chronic liver disease are emerging as some of the fastest-growing chronic conditions.A majority of Australians — about six in 10 — currently live with chronic illness. Chronic illnesses have contributed to about 90 per cent of deaths in the nation for the years between 2002 to 2022.
"Are you spending and putting your increased spending into the right things, which will get the best value treatments for the people with the increasing burden of chronic diseases?"Yes, according to the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare.In the year 2022, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death.
A male and female born in 2020–2022 can expect to live on average 81.2 years and 85.3 years respectivelyThere's been a greater decline in the United States - from 78.9 to 76.4 years - and the United Kingdom - from 81.3 to 80.4 years.When the Conservatives took power in Britain 14 years ago, they took a butcher's knife to budget spending.