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Number of people with chronic pain in England to rise by 1.9m by 2040

Number of people with chronic pain in England to rise by 1.9m by 2040

Those aged 50 to 69 will be the worst affected, with some left in such pain that they cannot work

Almost 2 million more people will be suffering from sore backs, necks and other body parts by 2040 due to a surge in chronic pain caused by England’s ageing population, new research shows.

The number of people in England aged 20 and over with chronic pain is set to soar from 5.345 million in 2019 to 7.247 million by 2040, according to projections by the Health Foundation thinktank.

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