Policy makers need to get to the bottom of why life expectancy improvements have stalled 25 September 2018 Commenting on the latest ONS life expectancy estimates published today (Tuesday), David Willetts, Executive Chair of the Resolution Foundation, said: “Rising life expectancy has been one of the biggest boons to our living standards over the last century. “Getting to the bottom of why this long-term improvement has stalled – particularly as we still lag behind many other European countries on life expectancy – is crucial for policy makers, economists and politicians.”
