ONS mortality stats confirm life expectancy slowdown

Kim Kaveh
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It is estimated that half of those born today could expect to be alive at the age of 82.3 years if male and 85.8 if female, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The data, which was released yesterday unveiled the largest number of deaths for males are expected to occur at age 86.4 years and at age 88.9 for females, if they experience the same mortality rat...

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