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People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds
UK NewsPoliticsHealth•April 27, 2026 at 5:00 AMNational

People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countriesFindings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating healthPeople in the UK are spending fewer years in good health than a decade ago, prompting concern that the population’s health is “going backwards”.The sharp decline in Britain’s healthy life expectancy, the amount of time someone spends free of illness or disability, is in sharp contrast to its recent rise in most other rich countries globally. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countries

People in the UK are spending fewer years in good health than a decade ago, prompting concern that the population’s health is “going backwards”.

The sharp decline in Britain’s healthy life expectancy, the amount of time someone spends free of illness or disability, is in sharp contrast to its recent rise in most other rich countries globally.

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