| Change since | |
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1970 |
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1990 |
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1995 |
Coverage: Great Britain
Source: ONS, Government Actuary's Department
- Between 1981 and 1999, average life expectancy increased from 70.9 to 75.1 years for men (by 4.2 years) and from 76.8 to 80.0 years for women (by 3.2 years). Over the same period healthy life expectancy increased from 64.4 to 66.6 years for men (by 2.2 years) and from 66.7 to 68.9 for women (by 2.2 years). Therefore, whilst overall life expectancy has increased, an increasing proportion of those extra years are in poor health.