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UK Health inequalities ‘caused 1m early deaths in country during last decade’--study
Wed, 2024-01-10 06:04 — mike kraft Health inequalities ‘caused 1m early deaths in England in last decade’ Exclusive: Review by Michael Marmot decries ‘shocking political failure’ behind differing life expectancies across country The Guardian
More than 1 million people in England died prematurely in the decade after 2011 owing to a combination of poverty, austerity and Covid, according to “shocking” research by one of the UK’s leading public health experts.
The figures are revealed in a study by the Institute of Health Equity at University College London led by Sir Michael Marmot. They demonstrate the extent to which stark economic and social inequalities are leading to poorer people dying early from cancer, heart problems and other diseases.
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