The United Kingdom has the worst life expectancy in western Europe, a report has revealed. People born in Great Britain and Northern Ireland can expect to live until about 80.9 years old ...

Improvements in life expectancy across Europe had ‘in most cases decreased’ by 2021, but England ranked 19th out of 20 countries. Assessing life expectancy in years, the data also showed ...

Life expectancy gains in Europe slowed after 2011, with the COVID-19 pandemic further accelerating declines—while some countries maintained progress through sustained public health policies.

Decades of life expectancy improvements have gone into reverse and fell more in England than other European countries as the NHS warns “we cannot treat our way out of the obesity crisis”. The ...

Life expectancy may have fallen across Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, but longevity gains were tapering off for nearly a decade beforehand – and a new study sheds light on why.

The study sought to investigate the slowdown in life expectancy improvements across Europe since 2011, with a particular focus on the UK. Its goal was to identify key contributing factors – such as ...

This European country has the worst life expectancy in Europe - and it’s not somewhere that’s easily guessed.. Moldova has an average life expectancy of 71.2 which is over 10 years less than ...

The big reason England is falling behind other European nations in life expectancy. Researchers are calling for urgent action to stop the trend. Ella Pickover. Tuesday 18 February 2025 23:44 GMT.

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 ...

Life expectancy in Scotland remains the lowest in western Europe and less than it was before the pandemic – despite a slight increase in the past year, official figures have revealed.

The United Kingdom has the worst life expectancy in western Europe, a report has revealed. People born in Great Britain and Northern Ireland can expect to live until about 80.9 years old, ...

A new study by University of East Anglia researchers demonstrates the slowing trajectory of increased human life expectancy across Europe since 2011. Although the COVID-19 pandemic contributes to this ...