UK risking fall in national life expectancy as social inequalities increase

UK risking fall in national life expectancy as social inequalities increase New analysis of mortality data exploring reasons behind stalling life expectancy improvements in the UK, has uncovered worrying trends affecting some of the population, including a rising number of avoidable deaths among the under 50s. In fact the slowdown in mortality improvements has been so large that life expectancy predictions are back to where they were 16 years ago. The Health Foundation

See also:

• Mortality and life expectancy trends in the UK: Stalling progress The Health Foundation
• The King's Fund responds to new reports on mortality trends in the UK The King's Fund
• Life expectancy in UK falls amid rise in avoidable deaths in disadvantaged communities, report shows The Independent