An “alarming” drop in life expectancy has been recorded in communities in several cities across northern England over the past decade, according to a new study which says the decline started before ...

Life expectancy rates in the UK and Wales have fallen. According to new data from the ONS life expectancy at birth in the UK from 2020 to 2022 was 78.6 years for males and 82.6 years for females.

Life expectancy growth is stalling across Europe, with England seeing the biggest decline, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health Journal. Across the continent, life expectancy ...

Life expectancy in many communities in England was declining even before the pandemic, according to new figures. From 2014 until 2019 life expectancy went down in almost one in five communities for ...

From the Maldives to Malawi, discover the nations where life expectancy has jumped upwards thanks to medical advancements and more Back in 1965, the average life expectancy globally was 54. As of 2025 ...

Covid-19 could cause life expectancy to plummet around the world by up to nine years - including in Britain, warns a new study. The global analysis of life expectancy shows that the pandemic could ...

Life expectancy in the United States took another hit in 2021, furthering a dramatic decline from 2020 that was the largest since World War II, according to a new report. The study – published ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused life expectancy in the U.S. to decrease by 1.5 years, a new report suggests. In 2019, life expectancy - or the average number of years a person lives - for the general ...

Life expectancy in many communities in England was declining even before the pandemic, according to new figures. From 2014 until 2019 life expectancy went down in almost one in five communities for ...