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Sir Michael Marmot the author of a report on health inequality claims that UK risked becoming the “sick man and woman of Europe”.
His analysis found that the UK is falling further behind, with growth in female life expectancy at birth the worst in Europe and male growth the second worst.
In Britain, the female life expectancy at birth is 83, below the EU average, while for men it is slightly above the average at 79.
