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Supersnow845 t1_j6kvqcd wrote

Reply to comment by notmuchery in Countries with the longest life expectancies REVEALED in interactive map by mandyJournal

Since when did australia jump up so high, second highest non city/micro state and only 0.4 years behind Japan who had been the beacon for long lifespan for decades now

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ultra003 t1_j6l1oq5 wrote

I'm genuinely asking because I have absolutely no idea about Australia's demographics. Has there been a high rate of immigration from Asians there?

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Supersnow845 t1_j6l1tya wrote

Australia has high Asian immigration but it’s not like that’s a new thing, Asian immigration has been high for decades

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ultra003 t1_j6l3529 wrote

Wouldn't it take decades for something like life expectancy to show up in the data?

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