British medical bulletin
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British medical bulletin · Apr 2023
Slowing down or returning to normal? Life expectancy improvements in Britain compared to five large European countries before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Life expectancy is an important summary measure of population health. In the absence of a significant event like war or disease outbreak, trends should, and historically have, increase over time, albeit with some fluctuations. ⋯ While it is clear that Britain is making less progress in health than similar countries, more research is needed to explain why.