English die earlier than US

OLDER Americans suffer more chronic disease than their English counterparts, but the English die earlier, according to a study.

Researchers at the US-based Rand Corporation and Britain’s Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found while Americans aged 55 and older have higher rates of chronic disease, they live longer than elderly people who get ill in England.

“If you get sick at older ages, you will die sooner in England than in the United States,” said James Smith, an economist with Rand who co-authored the study.