Drop in healthy life expectancy for babies born in 2020-22
Average healthy life expectancy for a child born between 2020 and 2022 is estimated to be 62.4 years for males
Source: todayheadline.co
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Average healthy life expectancy for a child born between 2020 and 2022 is estimated to be 62.4 years for males
Women’s healthy life expectancy declined more than men’s during the pandemic, government figures have shown.
The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have contributed to the fall in the figures.
ONS figures show women in Wales suffered most of either sex in the UK from 2020 to 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels
Average healthy life expectancy for a child in England born between 2020 and 2022 is estimated to be 62.4 years for males, down from 63.3 for births in 2017-19.