ONS reveals 20-year gap in healthy life expectancy

Just says gap across wealthiest and poorest areas shows ‘mixed picture’ post-Covid

Jasmine Urquhart
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ONS reveals 20-year gap in healthy life expectancy

There is a 20-year gap in healthy life expectancy at birth between the richest and poorest areas in England, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

Analysis of the latest figures by Just Group found between 2022 and 2024, life expectancy at birth rose across all wealth levels compared to the previous period, but remained lower in "the most dep...

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