UK Life Expectancy for Females Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels

UK Life Expectancy for Females Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels
A baby girl born between 2022 and 2024 can expect to live for an average of 83.0 years. Ian West/Alamy
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Life expectancy for females in the UK has returned to pre-pandemic levels – though males have yet to show a similar recovery, new estimates suggest.

A baby girl born between 2022 and 2024 can expect to live for an average of 83.0 years, while a baby boy born is likely to live for 79.1 years.