Life Expectancy Can Differ by 20 Years Within 5 km: Study
Living in a ‘better-off’ neighbourhood can help you live much longer—even if it’s only a short distance away from a poorer one.
An aerial view of the Gold Coast skyline in south-east Queensland, Australia on April 2, 2018. Residents in south-east Queensland tend to have higher life expectancy than those in other parts of the state, according to a recent study. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
People living less than 5 kilometres apart can have life expectancy differences of more than 20 years, a new Australian study has found.
The research, led by the University of Queensland and published in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia, mapped median age of death data across Queensland’s rail network to examine health inequalities.
