UK mortality trends and international comparisons

This briefing compares trends in mortality within the UK and with 21 high-income countries, based on research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The findings are stark, underlining deep inequalities in health between different parts of the UK, and a worrying decline in UK health compared with international peers. The briefing concludes by considering actions that the UK government could take to begin to address these challenges.

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