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Healthy life expectancy for women in the UK has fallen by almost five months in the space of just five years.
Office for National Statistics showed healthy life expectancy for women stood at 63.3 years between 2017 and 2019.
Significant decrease (4.6 months lower) from the 63.7 years recorded between 2014 and 2016.
In 2017/19 for men it was 62.9 years, no significant change (1.7 months lower) on stats in 2014/16.
Latest numbers were collected prior to the coronavirus crisis and do not reflect the impact of pandemic.
Since 2009 and 2011 there has been a narrowing in the gap in healthy life expectancy between men and women.
The number for men was 63.2 years in England, 61.2 years in Wales, 61.7 years in Scotland, 61.2 years in Northern Ireland.
Healthy life expectancy for women was 63.5 years in England, 62.1 years in Wales, 61.9 years in Scotland, 62.2 years in Northern Ireland.
