In the UK, average life expectancy at birth was 81 years, according to 2021 data from the World Bank - the same as in Slovenia, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Austria.
To frame that as “the UK has one of the lowest life expectancies among rich countries” is… misleading, to say the least. Why does Germany have one of the lowest life expectancies among rich countries? Why does Denmark?
This is a bizarre article.
To frame that as “the UK has one of the lowest life expectancies among rich countries” is… misleading, to say the least. Why does Germany have one of the lowest life expectancies among rich countries? Why does Denmark?