UK ‘the sick person of the wealthy world’ amid increase in deaths from drugs and violence

While mortality from cancer has decreased, deaths from accidents and poisonings have risen, research finds

The UK is becoming the sick person of the wealthy world" because of the growing number of people dying from drugs, suicide and violence, research has found.

Death rates among under-50s in the UK have got worse in recent years compared with many other rich countries, an international study shows.