Gaps in life expectancy between rich and poor set to increase over next 10 years: UK study
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
Health inequalities between England's richest and poorest areas have widened in the ten years between 1999 and 2008. Researchers warn, in a new study, that over the next ten years, we may experience smaller increases in life expectancy than in the past decade and health inequalities may rise at an even faster rate.