Growing Inequities in Median Age of Death and Obesity Prevalence Between Australian Major Cities and Remote Areas: A National, Longitudinal, Spatial Analysis
Geographic disparities were apparent in obesity prevalence and median age of death, as well as increasing inequities in both median age of death and obesity prevalence among Australian major cities, regional and remote areas. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted public health interventions, particularly in regional and remote areas, to address Australia's growing health inequities.
Authors
- Dr Xiaoqi Feng
- Jonathan R Olsen
- Thomas Astell‐Burt
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Migration Institute of Australia (AU)
- Faculty of Design (SI)
- Westmead Institute (AU)
- Department for Environment and Water (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Challenges
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.70189
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Queensland