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People living in the most deprived areas of England spend nearly two decades longer in poor health.
In some of the poorest parts of the country, the average man would be expected to live to 74, but spend just 52 years in good health.
A man from a more affluent area would live 83 years and spend 70 years of his life in good health.
While nationally women live longer than men.
A woman in a deprived area is likely to spend a third of her 78 years in poor health.
Estimates are based on how long a person would consider their general health “good” or “very good".
Data used for the model is from 2017 to 2019, prior to the pandemic.
“...average life expectancy varies so much between places and sometimes within them too," - Caroline Abrahams of Age UK.
“The pandemic has truly hit the fast-forward button on ageing for many people," - Sarah Scobie of the Nuffield Trust.
“As well as being shocking in itself, this fact poses real problems in ensuring that health services are equitable," - Sarah Scobie.
