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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Priya Bharadia

Life expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than that of heterosexuals, ONS finds

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‘Sexual orientation itself is not a risk factor, but the way sexual minority people are treated in society is,’ says King’s College London professor Laia Becares. Photograph: AP

Life expectancy for people who identify as gay, bisexual or another sexual orientation in England and Wales was approximately a year lower than their heterosexual counterparts, according to the first analysis of its kind by the Office for National Statistics.

The life expectancy from age 20 for men who identified as LGB+ was 1.2 years lower than men who identified as straight, at 59.4 years and 60.7 years respectively.

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