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Office for National Statistics (ONS)

The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.

The executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to Parliament. The UK Government's single largest statistical producer.

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Office for National Statistics (ONS) Blog Posts

Under 44? Get ready to live forever!
09-Sep-2015

Under 44? Get ready to live forever!

A look at the latest UK life expectancy at 65 statistics - annual increase has been growing since 1960

People at Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Sarah Caul

Senior health researcher at the ONS.

Ellie Osborn

Research Statistician at Office for National Statistics.

Office for National Statistics (ONS) News

UK life expectancy figures expose geographical inequalities

Evening Standard - 26-Jan-2024

Pandemic takes toll, rural and deprived areas see biggest life expectancy drops

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Young adults face undiagnosed hypertension risk

BBC - 28-Apr-2023

Experts encourage regular blood pressure checks for all adults to prevent long-term harm

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Deaths from excessive alcohol intake surged in the UK during Covid pandemic

BBC - 08-Dec-2022

A 27% rise in alcohol-related deaths was reported during 2019-21, with more men affected than women

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Longevity gap differs greatly between the rich and poor areas of England

BBC - 13-Oct-2021

Report finds alarming fall in life expectancy even before COVID pandemic - calls for better policies

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Covid-19 hit hardest in men, cutting their life expectancy by over an year

BBC - 23-Sep-2021

Life expectancy will recover in the future, but with a 'slower growth'

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Experimental national estimates of life expectancy and mortality based on ethnicity

Guardian - 26-Jul-2021

Compared to blacks and Asians, whites and mixed groups had lower life expectancy

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UK recorded more deaths than births for first time in 40 years

BBC - 25-Jun-2021

Covid may not be the only reason; fewer births and older population also fuel death rates

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Working 55+ hours a week killed 745,000 people a year

BBC - 17-May-2021

Working overtime, only to die early - long working hours may increase your risk of stroke & heart disease

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Life expectancy reduces by nearly 3 years

BBC - 02-Dec-2019

The goal to live more than 100 years seems to be slowly drifting away

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Life expectancy increase reflected in number of older people in society

BBC - 19-Nov-2019

Even without life extension experts predict increasingly longer lives

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The lowest mortality levels ever recorded

LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) - 16-Oct-2019

Good news – recent quarterly statistics suggest that UK life expectancy is no longer stalled

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Computers and robots could automate 1.5 million jobs

BBC - 25-Mar-2019

Percentage of workers in primary industry massively reduced in last century - not necessarily a bad thing

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UK among worst for life expectancy rises

BBC - 07-Aug-2018

Life expectancy rises in the UK have stagnated due to still unknown reasons

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More elderly are dying after falls as care crisis deepens

Guardian - 07-Apr-2018

Number of deaths in men over 85 has risen by 177%. Greater increase than the number of people re...

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Deprivation reduces life expectancy by nearly a decade

Independent - 01-Mar-2018

Office for National Statistics says life expectancy of most deprived males is 73.9 years. Compar...

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8 things more likely to kill you in 1970s

BBC - 04-Feb-2018

Eight things more likely to kill you in 1970s Britain than today. 1. Winter 2. The workplace 3...

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Life expectancy plummets in parts of UK

Independent - 18-Jan-2018

By 2041, women will live to 86.2 years and men 83.4 years. Decrease of almost a whole year compa...

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Antibiotic resistance expected to reduce life expectancy

Telegraph - 01-Dec-2017

Antibiotic resistance has caused a fall in life expectancy for the first time, the Office for Nat...

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Glasgow has UK's highest death rate

Belfast Telegraph - 27-Nov-2017

Glasgow has topped the list of places with the highest mortality rate in the UK, new data has rev...

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10 charts that show why sleep is so important

BBC - 28-Oct-2017

Both short and long sleepers are more likely to live shorter lives. Not enough sleep associated...

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