A life expectancy 54 years in the UK! Unbelievable to us here down UK south ? How can this be?

Question

"GP in Calton, which the report says has an average male life expectancy of 54"

BBC ref

http://pages.citebite.com/t7q6s4y3fdix

Answer 1

It is shocking isn't it. Something has to be done to help the mental and physical health of the people there.

Answer 2

The UK has become a third world country.

Answer 3

As far as Scotland part of it is diet. I have read about it, and have first hand knowledge because my gran's cooking was centred on fried things.

Answer 4

Well we have too many  people leeching off of Earths resources good on those people dying young.

Answer 5

SIMPLE....It's all down to poor education. Poor education means low paid jobs/unemployment which means people can't afford to own there own homes or rent decent accommodation so they are all segregated and given houses on council estates. Because of the lack of money and knowledge they live off cheap processed foods and live unhealthy lifestyles. Then you have a whole area of uneducated people living closely together with no jobs and nothing to do all day and maybe depressed so they smoke,steal, drink, take drugs and get involved with illegal activities to try and earn some money. Which then leads to poor schools because they are full of children from poorly educated backgrounds and not intergrated with children from different backgrounds, so most of the children follow in their parents footsteps and get into trouble, dropping out of school and having a poor quality of life.

It's not in all areas, just the poorer areas. The government should do more to help these people by offering them more oppertunities to go to college or to find jobs. I believe it's also the governments job to ensure people know what foods are healthy and unhealthy and making people aware of the dangers of drink and drugs, maybe by people going into schools and giving talks to children.

Answer 6

It is only in the Calton. I am in Shawlands doing well 10 years short of 54.