Death Took a Vacation...And It's Almost over

David C. Currow; Ireneous N. Soyiri

doi:10.1089/jpm.2019.0483

Death Took a Vacation...And It's Almost over

David C. Currow, Ireneous N. Soyiri

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In resource-rich countries, there has been more rapid growth in life expectancy in the past 140–160 years than in the rest of human history. On average, life expectancy in resource-rich countries has increased by three months for every year in that time period.1 This represents a massive change in our burden of disease and challenge the health and social systems that seek to meet those needs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1298-1299
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Palliative Medicine
Volume	22
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0483
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes

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life expectancy
public health
maternal health

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Death Took a Vacation...And It's Almost over

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