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# Life expectancy gap for hospitalised psychiatric illness narrowed in Queensland, 2009-2023
- URL: https://www.coios.me/life-expectancy-gap-for-hospitalised-psychiatric-illness/
- Published: 2026-10-16T13:28:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T08:14:40.000Z
- Description: The life expectancy gap at age 18 narrowed in both sexes over 14 years, but not in schizophrenia.
- Author: Daniel Ryan
- Tags: Health today, Mental health, Australia, #peer-reviewed, #contradicts, #item, #source-2026-10, #score-88

A retrospective cohort of 255,448 Queensland adults admitted with a principal psychiatric diagnosis, 2009-2023, excluding dementia, using linked hospital and death registry data. Life-table gaps at age 18 fell from 16·7 to 12·1 years in males and from 13·4 to 9·4 years in females. All-cause standardised mortality ratios fell from 3·12 to 2·10 in males and 2·35 to 1·73 in females. No significant narrowing occurred for schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders in either sex. Excess mortality from physical health causes was 440·0 per 100,000 person-years in males, against 163·7 for intentional self-harm. Only hospitalised patients were included, so illness managed in the community is not covered.

*Why it is interesting: A recent Australian read on whether the psychiatric mortality gap is closing. Physical illness, not suicide, dominates the excess in absolute terms.*

Source

[The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 10 October 2026](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101978?ref=coios.me)

Paper

Change in the life expectancy gap among people with mental illness: a 14-year population-based cohort study in Australia

Authors

Trott M, Lawrence D, Halstead S, Bull C, Siskind D, Kisely S

DOI

10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101978

Full text

[Open copy](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13649517/?ref=coios.me) (open-access copy, PubMed Central)

Type

Peer-reviewed article

Design

Retrospective population-based linked cohort, Queensland hospital admissions and death registry, 255,448 adults, 2,204,719 person-years, 14 years

Verdict

Contradicts prior evidence

Driver

[Mental health](https://www.coios.me/d-mental-health/)

Free full text

[Free to read at the publisher](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101978?ref=coios.me)