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Men in England and Wales could be living almost as long as women by 2030, predicts a new study in the Lancet. The researchers from Imperial College London calculated that life expectancy could reach 85.7 years for men and 87.6 years for women over the next 15 years €“ closing the gender gap from six years in 1981 to just 1.9 years by 2030. However, the gap in life expectancy between the poorest and wealthiest areas is widening.

Senior author Professor Majid Ezzati said: €Our national forecasts of life expectancy in 2030 are higher than official figures from the Office of National Statistics €“ by 2.4 years for men and one year for women €“ meaning that pensions will have larger pay-outs than planned, and health and social services will have to serve an even older population than currently planned.€