March 2018
The life expectancy of the poorest women in England has fallen for the first time on record since the 1920s, new figures from the Office of National Statistics show. Previously there has been a gradual increase in the predicted lifespan of the population over the past century, but the recent statistics found deprived females born in 2014 to 2016 were expected to die younger than those born in 2011 to 2013.