Those living in property in Australia's major cities are less likely to die of certain conditions than those who live outside of these areas, a report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown.
The report reveals that people who lived in major cities in 2008 were three times less likely to die from transport accidents than those not living in these areas.
Also, they were almost twice less likely to die from high blood pressure, 1.7 times less likely to die from heart failure and 1.6 times less likely to die from diabetes.
"Life expectancy, a good indicator of population health at the national level, shows that the health of Australians overall continues to improve," the Australian Bureau of Statistics states.
Over the last 125 years, life expectancy at birth has increased by over 30 years for Australian boys and girls.
Back in December, another report form the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that Australia's population increased by 377,100 in the 12 months leading up to June 30th of 2010.
Posted by Steve Douglas
