Socioeconomic remoteness and sex differences in life expectancy in New South Wales Australia 2001–2012: a population-based study

摘要

ObjectivesDespite being one of the healthiest countries in the world, Australia displays substantial mortality differentials by socioeconomic disadvantage, remoteness and sex. In this study, we examined how these mortality differentials translated to differences in life expectancy between 2001 and 2012.