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

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

Summary: Background: Since 2010, the rate of improvement in life expectancy in the UK has slowed. We aimed to put this trend in the context of changes over the long term and in relation to a group of other high-income countries. Methods: We compared sex-specific trends in life expectancy since 1970...

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Main Authors: David A Leon, ProfPhD, Dmitry A Jdanov, PhD, Vladimir M Shkolnikov, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246826671930177X

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