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Life expectancy falls in 2022 for 3rd year in a row: StatsCan

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Statistics Canada says life expectancy for the average Canadian at birth has fallen for three straight years, from 82.3 years in 2019 to 81.3 in 2022. The report on deaths shows New Brunswick saw the biggest decline in life expectancy in 2022, dropping to 79.8 years from 80.9 in 2021. Saskatchewan’s life expectancy has fallen the most over the past three years combined, dropping a full two years to 78.5 in 2022 from 80.5 in 2019. Life expectancy increases when there are fewer deaths in general, or when deaths tend to occur at older ages, or a combination of both.…Continue Reading

Healthy lifestyle ‘key to preventing depression – regardless of genetic risk’

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email A healthy lifestyle is crucial for helping prevent depression – regardless of a person’s genetic risk, research suggests. Scientists have found that poor diet, low-quality sleep and lack of physical activity can impact the immune system and metabolism (how food is broken down to produce energy), which in turn increases the risk of depression. Conversely, the data showed that a good night’s sleep – between seven and nine hours a night – reduced the risk of depression…Continue Reading

Mental health of older adults

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Key facts By 2030, one in six people in the world will be aged 60 years or over. Loneliness and social isolation are key risk factors for mental health conditions in later life. One in six older adults experience abuse, often by their own carers. Approximately 14% of adults aged 60 and over live with a mental disorder. Mental disorders among older adults account for 10.6% of the total years lived with disability for this age group. Overview The world’s population is aging rapidly. In 2020, 1 billion people in the world were aged 60 years or over. That figure…Continue Reading