Life expectancy in the UK has been on an upward trend for decades. The 2010s challenged this, before the pandemic reversed it. The chart below discusses potential reasons for this.
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Life expectancy in the UK has been on an upward trend for decades. The 2010s challenged this, before the pandemic reversed it. The chart below discusses potential reasons for this.