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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rachel Hall

UK life expectancy growing at slower rate than rest of G7, research shows

The Brooklands estate in East Jaywick, near Clacton, Essex, which is one of the most deprived places in the UK.
An estate in Jaywick in Essex, which is classified as one of the most deprived places in the UK. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

Life expectancy in the UK has grown at a slower rate than comparable countries over the past seven decades, according to researchers, who say this is the result of widening inequality.

The UK lags behind all other countries in the group of G7 advanced economies except the US, according to a new analysis of global life expectancy rankings published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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