European health report finds Britain has highest mortality rate of countries studied

Young Britons are dying from asthma at a higher rate than any of the other European countries examined in a new study, researchers have revealed.

Experts have found the UK is languishing near the bottom of an international league table for a host of problems, including obesity, lack of exercise in children and the burden of chronic health issues – and in many cases the situation is getting worse.

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