Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login We are living longer than ever. In 1765, the average lifespan was just 38.
8 years, and even by the start of the 1920s, still only 56. Then along came vaccines: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and tuberculosis. Today, life expectancy in the UK is 78.
6 years for males and 82.6 years for females. But longevity comes with a price : that of limping along with chronic health conditions.
A report released last year from the Health Foundation reveals that almost one in five Britons are projected to be living with a major illness by 2040, an increase of more than a third from today. The Telegraph London Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
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