Life Expectancy Of UK Women Second Worst In Europe Says WHO

"The life expectancy of UK women has been ranked as the second worst among 15 European countries, according to the European Health Report 2015 released by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The report stated that the life expectancy of British women born in 2011 is 82.7 years old, falling behind that of Denmark's, which had the worst rank. Lives for women living in Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Greece and Netherlands, among many others were all assumed to be longer compared to those who hail from the UK."