The statistics used for the study pre-date the coronavirus pandemic and do not reflect the impact it has had on life expectancy for ethnic minoritiesBritons from ethnic minorities live longer than white people and are less likely to die from cancer, data published by the Office of National Statistics has suggested. White and mixed-race Britons had a lower life expectancy at birth than all other ethnic groups, according to the figures from 2011 to 2014. Members of the Asian, Bangladeshi and black African communities generally lived the longest. SponsoredThe life expectancy of white Britons was 83.1 years for women and 79.7 years for men, compared with 88.9 for black African women and 83.8 years for men. White Britons were also more likely than other ethnic groups to die of cancer, according to the analysis, which linked census and death registration data.

Source: The Times July 26, 2021 10:52 UTC