Children born today may not live as long as they could have due to the economic downturn, a study has suggested. Boarded up houses in Liverpool. Research shows the gap between the richest and poorest areas has increased Photo: ALAMY By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor 7:00AM GMT 05 Dec 2012 Comments The boom years between 1998 and 2007 led to increases in life expectancy, especially in the richest areas, but the economic downturn since then may mean small rises over the next decade, researchers said. On average life expectancy increased by 34 months for men to reach 78.2 years and 26 months for women to reach 82.3 years over those ten years, however the gap between the richest and poorest...
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