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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

UK ‘the sick person of the wealthy world’ amid increase in deaths from drugs and violence

Medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward
The UK’s rising mortality is especially evident among people of working age. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

The UK is becoming “the sick person of the wealthy world” because of the growing number of people dying from drugs, suicide and violence, research has found.

Death rates among under-50s in the UK have got worse in recent years compared with many other rich countries, an international study shows.

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