13 March 2013

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 INQUIRY BY NUMBERS

101 per cent
Rise in Britons aged 85-plus, 2010-30

51 per cent
Rise in number of those aged over 65, 2010-30 


10.7m
Number of people who can currently expect inadequate retirement income 


50 per cent
Rise in the number of people in England with three or more long-term health conditions, 2008-18 


80 per cent
Rise in the number hit by dementia, 2010-30 


£54bn
The projected NHS funding shortfall if current patterns continue, 2021/22 


93.8
Life expectancy for  men born in 2011 


96.7
Life expectancy for women born in 2011 


2.87
The number of working age people for every  pensioner over the age of 67, 2035