In the United Kingdom, Life Expectancy projections have been cut by three years. While that doesn't seem like a lot, it is a drastic change for a country who has had an steadily increasing life expectancy until 2011, where life expectancy changes slowed down, but did not yet decline. Additionally, looking to the future, the life expectancy is projected to drop even lower by the 2040s. I placed this because we listened to the podcast on Life Expectancy, and a decreasing life expectancy can both cause pain and/or be due to pain. #SOCIAL. Pain Scale of 5.