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        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          What is happening to life expectancy in England?

          There have been two turning points in trends in life expectancy in England this century. From 2011, increases in life expectancy slowed after decades of steady improvement, prompting much debate about the causes. Then, in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic was a more significant turning point, causing a sharp fall in life expectancy, the magnitude of which has not been seen since World War II.

          The UK government is heavily captured by American finance and tech. They’re plunging down to our level quickly, despite the NHS (which they state is rapidly defunding and privatizing).

          Canada, Germany, and Japan all have the same problems. They’re gutting their golden geese.

          Developed nations did figure it out two generations ago, but have since forgotten in the fog of profit chasing and growth for the sake of Big Number Go Up.