Every year of education can reduce your mortality risk by nearly 2 per cent, a new study has found. Not having any education, meanwhile, is as bad for your health as drinking too much alcohol or smoking 10 cigarettes a year for 10 years. That’s according to a meta-analysis that aimed to quantify the relationship between education and mortality. The review included 603 studies from across the globe. The findings were published in the scientific journal The Lancet Public Health00306-7/fulltext#seccestitle10) this week. “Education is important in its own right, not just for its benefits on health…