Since 1950 life expectancy has increased by more than 20 years for both sexes. Photo: Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS

Global life expectancy has returned in 2023 to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, rising to 76.3 years for women and 71.5 years for men.

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The Global Burden of Disease, a long-running study on mortality, has determined that since 1950, life expectancy has increased by more than 20 years for both sexes.

While mortality rates have fallen overall, deaths among adolescents and young adults in North and South America have risen, mainly due to suicide and drug or alcohol use,

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