life expectancy

Cards (3)

overall trends 
increase of 40.7 years for men and 37 for women 1900 - 2013
= 2 yrs per decade
babies now have greater chance of reaching 65th birthday than baby in 1900s did of reaching its first
radical longevity - HARPER 
lots more people living to 100
predicted to be over 1 million in 2100
class, gender and regional differences in life expectancy
women live longer but gap has narrowed
those living in north and scotland = lower life expectancy
working class men in unskilled / routine jobs 3x more likely to die before 65