Some of the most notable findings include:
•the number of people aged 85 years has more than tripled since the 1970s and will include more than 2 million people by 2031
•the death rate for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease – already the leading cause of death in women – may overtake heart disease in men as early as 2020 and is likely to become the leading cause of death in men too
•the number of people with diabetes is expected to increase by a million – from just under 4 million people in 2017 to almost 5 million in 2035
•in the last 7 years, smoking prevalence has dropped by a quarter to 15% and as little as 10% of the population could still be smoking by 2023