People living longer but in poorer health - Public Health England

A report by Public Health England into life expectancy, health and mortality has found that people are living longer however more people are impaired by long-term conditions in later life. Entitled ‘Health Profile for England', it also found that UK women are in worse health than in other parts of Europe, ranked 18th out of 28 EU member states for premature death - UK men are doing better by comparison (ranked 10th) - while there is also a significant class inequality in England, with the richest areas enjoying 19 more years in good health than those in the poorest areas. The number o...