Wednesday, 15 May 2019

'Deaths of despair' rising among middle-aged Britons, report warns

'Deaths of despair' rising among middle-aged Britons, report warns Deaths from suicide, drug and alcohol overdoses are rising among middle-aged Britons, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned as it launches a major five-year study into social inequality.

The think tank said the increase in such fatalities, dubbed “deaths of despair”, may be linked to a process of "cumulative disadvantage for less-educated people".

Such deaths, which include drink-related liver disease, among 45-54-year-olds in England continued to rise between 1993 and 2017. The Daily Telegraph

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