Dead by 47: homeless die 30 years earlier than average
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die 30 years earlier than average Dead by 47: homeless die 30
years earlier than average  A shocking report has revealed that
homeless people die 30 years before the national average, at
just 47.  The findings by homeless charity Crisis were even
bleaker for homeless women, with the average age of death
between 2001-2009 just 43. The average age of death for women in
the UK is 80.  The likelihood of early death for homeless people
increases with age. Crisis found that those aged between 16-24
were twice as likely to die as those who aren't homeless, those
aged 25-34 four to five times more likely, and those aged 35-44
five to six times.  The research comes at a time when cases of
homelessness are on the rise.  A prime cause of death among the
homeless is drug and alcohol