The emergence of faltering life expectancy in Britain has caused particular alarm because it reverses a trend that has continued, almost unbroken, for close to 100 years. “Our faltering life expectancy rates show we have now got the worst trend in health anywhere in western Europe since the second world war. The trend now causes considerable concern among doctors who view life expectancy figures as barometers of the health of Britain. “Life expectancy cannot be expected to increase forever,” Robert Courts, a Tory MP, told the Commons recently. “Two years ago, I went out of my way not to blame austerity measures for faltering life expectancy rates,” said Marmot.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2019 04:52 UTC