Dec13
We are getting older by the second, but we are also living for longer. Recent estimates have found that life expectancy is increasing by 1 year every 4 years.
However, life expectancy numbers are not the full story of our ever increasing age. "The real story is in discerning disability-free or healthy life expectancy (HLE)," Professor Jagger, the UK's foremost researcher in this area, said. This week's visit is designed to help Australian researchers achieve that.