What are the life expectancies for the respective countries?
78.38 years for the UK versus 77.71 for the US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
From http://www.aihw.gov.au/mortality/data/faqs.cfm:
Life expectancy at birth, selected countries, 2003
Males | Females | |||
Rank | Country | Life expectancy | Country | Life expectancy |
1 | Japan | 78 | Japan | 85 |
2 | Iceland | 78 | France | 84 |
3 | Sweden | 78 | Switzerland | 83 |
4 | Australia | 78 | Spain | 83 |
5 | Switzerland | 78 | Australia | 83 |
6 | Israel | 78 | Sweden | 83 |
7 | Singapore | 78 | Italy | 82 |
8 | Canada | 78 | Canada | 82 |
9 | Italy | 78 | Austria | 82 |
10 | New Zealand | 77 | Iceland | 82 |
11 | Norway | 77 | Norway | 82 |
12 | Austria | 76 | Singapore | 82 |
13 | Spain | 76 | Germany | 82 |
14 | Netherlands | 76 | Finland | 82 |
15 | Malta | 76 | Belgium | 82 |
16 | France | 76 | Israel | 82 |
17 | Greece | 76 | New Zealand | 82 |
18 | United Kingdom | 76 | Netherlands | 81 |
19 | Germany | 76 | Greece | 81 |
20 | Ireland | 76 | United Kingdom | 81 |
21 | Denmark | 75 | Portugal | 81 |
22 | Finland | 75 | Malta | 81 |
23 | USA | 75 | Denmark | 81 |
24 | Belgium | 75 | Ireland | 81 |
25 | Portugal | 74 | USA | 80 |
26 | Poland | 71 | Poland | 79 |
27 | China | 70 | China | 73 |
28 | Indonesia | 65 | Indonesia | 68 |
29 | South Africa | 48 | South Africa | 50 |
Slightlylonger life expectancy in England. Bear in mind the report only applies to the English, not to Britain.