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2022
577,160 deaths registered in England and Wales which was a 1.6% decrease compared to 2021
Dementia and Alzheimers are becoming leading cause of death
Smoking and diet
Harper says greatest fall in death rate was due to reduction in number of smoking
Public health measure s
clean air acts reduce air pollution
improvements in housing
more effective central and local government with power to pass and enforce public health legisaltion
other social changes
lifestyle changes
higher income allowed healthy lifestyle
smaller families reduce the transmission of infections
Class and gender regional differences
living in north and scotland have lower life expectancy than those in the south
working class in more unskilled jobs and more dangerous
women live longer
