Excess deaths in Australia in 2022 the worst in 70 years

A research study has found Australia recorded nearly 20,000 more deaths than expected last year, largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NSW Ambulances park in the receiving bay for the Emergency Department at the Liverpool Hospital in Sydney. Source: AAP

The analysis by the Actuaries Institute found the number is the highest recorded in Australia in more than 70 years [[since World War Two]].

Health experts says there are also implications for life expectancy.

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