Tuesday 3 December 2019

Child life expectancy projections cut by years

Child life expectancy projections cut by years Children born this year expected to live shorter lives than previously thought, say official stats. Years have been knocked off official projections of children's life expectancies in the UK, an Office for National Statistics (ONS) report shows.

A baby girl born in 2019 is now expected to celebrate three fewer birthdays on average, than under previous calculations. Official 2014 data thought that girl would make it to 93.6. Now the figure is 90.4. The report also slashed the likelihood of children reaching 100. BBC News - Health

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