How bad are life expectancy trends across the UK, and what would it take to get back to previous trends?

Background Within the UK, there has been debate on whether life expectancy is increasing or decreasing in particular single or 3-year periods, but there has been less thinking whether overall trends have changed. This paper considers the extent to which the trends in life expectancy for the UK and its nations have changed before and after 2011. Methods We used the Office for National Statistics period life expectancy data for the UK and its...