uk life expectancy
Data shows there's almost a six-year difference in average life expectancy. Experts tell us why.
"This damage to the nation’s health need not have happened. It is shocking," Sir Michael Marmot said as his damning report reveals the effect of a decade of cuts.
If life gets really tough, you don’t need someone to cheerfully tell you to think positively. You need one of life’s survivors, writes Jess Brammar.
According to the 2019 World Happiness Report, Finland is the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row. The World Happiness Report ranks countries on six key variables; income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity. The report also had some interesting things to say about happiness and how we vote, and the correlation between the rise in digital media and life satisfaction.
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"Even the lightest daily drinkers have an increased mortality risk."
It's even gone down in some areas.
The life expectancy for women in the UK ranked 17th out of 28 EU countries.
'It’s capturing something preclinical, before any diseases present themselves.'
There has to be change