Subtopic: Health Expectancy

The ONS analyses data between 2009-11, which includes national estimates of healthy life and disability-free life expectancy. Inequalities in health between genders and the four home nations are explored, as well as comparisons in health status with the previous decade (2000-02)

ONS looks at Disability-Free Life Expectancy in England, 2009-11 and 2006-08

People in Newham are expected to live nine more years with a disability than those in Richmond upon Thames

Disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) estimates provide an insight into the population’s health by indicating the number of years an individual might expect to spend disability free in his or her lifetime.

Healthy life expectancy in the North East was significantly lower than all other regions

A video summary of the Statistical bulletin, inequality in disability free life expectancy by area deprivation: England , 2003-06 and 2007-10. The Video summary firstly discusses the relationship between life expectancy and disability free life expectancy. The next slide explains how small areas were grouped by their index of multiple deprivation scores to provide five area groups ranked by their relative deprivation. The disability free life expectancy for males and females at birth and age 65 in the most and least deprived areas is discussed for the two, four year periods 2003-06 and 2007-10. The third slide discusses the general trends seen in life expectancy and disability free life expectancy between 2003-06 and 2007-10 using males at birth as an example. The concept of using the range between the least and most deprived areas to assess inequality is introduced. The final slide considers the range for males and females at birth and at age 65 for 2003-06 and 2007-10 and concludes that inequality is increasing and that it is increasing more rapidly for females than for males.