The Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week revealed that life expectancy in the UK is still falling, four years after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The average man can expect to live for 78.6 years, while a woman 82.6 years. Compared to the period between 2017 and 2019, life expectancy was 79.3 years for men and 83 for women.

Although this does not sound like much, there are fears that life expectancy in the UK has reached its peak. These figures also fuels an ongoing debate about the age at…