Life expectancy falls by six months in biggest drop in UK forecasts

Decline in longevity in England and Wales ‘a trend as opposed to a blip’, experts sayBritish adults’ life expectancy has been cut by six months in the biggest reduction in official longevity forecasts.The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, which calculates life expectancy on behalf of the UK pension industry, declined to speculate on why longevity is deteriorating for men and women in England and Wales. Some analysts, however, blame austerity and cuts in NHS spending, others p