A brand new examine from the American Medical Affiliation discovered that People are sicker for longer than every other nation.
Folks within the U.S. stay with ailments for a mean of 12.4 years, with psychological and substance-use issues and musculoskeletal ailments including up probably the most years for these residing with diseases, the examine defined.
The variety of years People spend sick elevated from 10.9 years in 2000 to 12.4 years in 2024. Ladies spend on common 2.6 extra years sick than males, clocking in at 13.7 years this yr. The determine was 12.2 years in 2000.
World wide, the examine discovered that individuals are sick for 9.6 years in common, up from 8.5 years in 2000. Australia trails behind the U.S. with 12.1 years spent sick. They’re adopted by New Zealanders with 11.8 years, whereas within the UK and Northern Eire the determine stands at 11.3 years.
Nations with the least period of time spent sick are Lesotho with 6.5 years, Central African Republic at 6.7 years, and Somalia and Kiribati at 6.8 years.
“These outcomes underscore that world wide, whereas individuals stay longer, they stay a higher variety of years burdened by illness,” Armin Garmany and Andre Terzic, the examine’s authors concluded.
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