"By our calculations, [250,000] is the number of extra deaths Britain has suffered, compared with similar countries such as France and Denmark. The reason is that, in the early 2010s, life expectancy stalled in Britain compared with long-run trends and other countries. When more people are dying and life expectancy is stagnating, a greater number of people are also living in ill health. Life expectancy in Britain, as in almost all other rich countries, had been rising for nearly two centuries. Though other rich countries have also experienced slowdowns, Britain has done the worst out of a cohort of its European peers.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2023 15:50 UTC