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UK Healthy Life Expectancy Falls Below Retirement Age in Stark Public Health Warning
A new U.K. analysis shows healthy life expectancy has dropped by more than two years in a decade, leaving many people spending part of retirement in poor health and deepening regional inequality.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy life expectancy in the U.K. has fallen by more than two years in roughly a decade.
- The measure now sits below the state retirement age of 66.
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