Excess Covid deaths contributed to life expectancy in England falling by 1.3 years for men and 0.9 years for women
Excess deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic contributed to life expectancy in England falling to its lowest level in almost a decade, according to Public Health England (PHE).
PHE said the “very high level” of excess deaths caused life expectancy to fall by 1.3 years for men, to 78.7, and 0.9 years for women to 82.7.
