Homeless people have an average lifespan of just 42

Just how vulnerable homeless people are is highlighted in a report which found the average age of death among those living on the streets is 42 years.

Among homeless women, the mean age of death is even lower, at just 38. Among homeless men, the mean age of death is 44.

Of 140 deaths among the homeless population over a four-year period, 16 occurred on the streets.