Key points from article :
Blaenau Gwent, south Wales, residents live 16.4 fewer years in good health than those in Wokingham, Berkshire.
Health inequality has risen due to factors beyond the quality of local health provision (e.g. crime, employment, education).
Residents of the former mining towns spend an average 54.3 years in good health.
National average is 63.6 years, with highest healthy life expectancy reaching 70.7 years.
16 years also the gap between healthspan in the UK and in Sudan.
Britain is one of the most regionally imbalanced economies in the western world.
A 2011 report found differences of 15.1 years within city local authorities.
Report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Inclusive Growth.
