Cancer, Dementia Deaths Up in Australia Following Pandemic Years

A radiology technician looks at a lung scan in Corsica, France, on Dec. 16, 2021. Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP via Getty Images

Australia in 2022 has so far seen an increase in deaths from cancer, dementia, and diabetes.

The findings from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) come after elective surgeries were suspended during the pandemic years over concerns hospitals could not cope with the volume of extra patients.