Health inequalities

Bericht

There are marked differences in life expectancy between the regions of England, between the countries in the UK, and between the UK and other wealthy countries. Within England, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy at birth was more than two years higher in London and the South East than in the North of England. For decades, life expectancy in Scotland has been two years lower than in other constituent countries. Throughout the UK, gains in life expectancy slowed considerably after 2010, proximately attributable to a slowdown in progress against cardiovascular disease. After many years of gains in life expectancy, something has gone seriously wrong. In 2019, the UK ranked 24th in the OECD in life expectancy, behind all other English-speaking countries (with the exception of the US) and nearly all countries of Western Europe.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-1-80103-105-9
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IFS Report ; No. R227

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Health and social care ; Poverty, inequality and social mobility ; Health ; Healthcare ; Inequality

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Case, Anne ; Kraftman, Lucy
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
• (where): London
• (when): 2022

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1920/re.ifs.2022.0227
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/282916
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET