Congratulations to Sergey Timonin, Emily Banks and Vladimir Canudas-Romo for the publication of 'Faltering mortality improvements at young-middle ages in high-income English-speaking countries' published in the recent International Journal of Epidemiology (2024, 53(5)). The stagnating trends in mortality among young and middle-aged adults, observed in high-income English-speaking countries, are explored in this latest study.

The study employed both period and cohort approaches to examine longevity trends and patterns in six English-speaking countries, including Australia, and compared them with other high-income countries. The paper highlights striking similarities between English-speaking countries in terms of adverse health outcomes among young and middle-aged adults under fifty. This contrasts with the generally better performance of older cohorts in some English-speaking countries, particularly for men, and in Australia for both sexes. This evolving issue continues to be the subject of extensive research and discussion among experts, focusing on the pandemic's far-reaching effects on childbearing and family processes.