Healthy life expectancy drops to its lowest level in a decade

The latest figures found that women are now expected to live just 60 healthy years.

Healthy life expectancy has dropped to its lowest level in nearly a decade.

The latest figures for 2021 to 2023 found that women are now expected to live just 60 healthy years, and men slightly less.

The numbers have been falling since 2014, and where you live could mean the difference of over a decade.

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