• Question: What is the average age we live up to in the Uk

    Asked by Resh@science to Chris, Hayley, Jimi, Omur on 16 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 16 Mar 2016:

      At the moment the average life expectanc y in the UK is 81.5 years. For females it’s 83 and males 79. UK ranks 20th in the world for life expectancy.

    • Photo: Hayley Moulding

      Hayley Moulding answered on 16 Mar 2016:

      Every year we develop more medicines and the UK produces more money, we might be able to live longer and longer. Back when my mum was younger the life expectancy for everyone was a lot less, around 70 years old.

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