Why you’ll live longer than you think (and what it means for your wealth)
Penny Pryor
The first Australian life table was devised by University of Sydney mathematics professor Morris Birkbeck Pell, who found a baby born in the colony in 1867 could expect to live to 45.6 years.
Australian newborns today have a life expectancy of 81.2 years for males and 85.3 years for females.
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