Life expectancy in England and Wales has stalled worse than 20 other wealthy countries Improvements in life expectancy in England and Wales are among the worst of all wealthy countries, research shows.
Experts believe funding cuts to NHS and social care may be fuelling the trend, as well as a rise in alcohol and drug-related deaths.
Between 2011 and 2016, life expectancy in England and Wales improved by less than five weeks for women and fewer than five months for men.
It means that the average boy lives to the age of 79, while girls tend to live until they are roughly 83. The Daily Mail
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Experts believe funding cuts to NHS and social care may be fuelling the trend, as well as a rise in alcohol and drug-related deaths.
Between 2011 and 2016, life expectancy in England and Wales improved by less than five weeks for women and fewer than five months for men.
It means that the average boy lives to the age of 79, while girls tend to live until they are roughly 83. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Trends in life expectancy and age-specific mortality in England and Wales, 1970–2016, in comparison with a set of 22 high-income countries: an analysis of vital statistics data (open access) The Lancet Public Health
- Life expectancy progress in the UK is worse than that of similar nations The Daily Telegraph
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