Health
Covid has ‘cut life expectancy in England and Wales by a year’ – The Guardian
Exclusive: Life expectancy has regressed to 2010 levels, say scientists, with poor hardest hit
The Covid-19 pandemic has cut life expectancy in England and Wales by roughly a year, scientists have estimated, reversing gains made since 2010.
A study, conducted by Oxford researchers, found that life expectancy at birth (LEB) had fallen by 0.9 and 1.2 years for females and males relative to 2019 levels respectively.
Life expectancy in England and Wales had been steadily improving for 50 years before stagnating in the past decade.
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