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SD Indicator 50: Healthy life expectancyhttp://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/progress/national/50.htm1 sur 220/06/08 1:26
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50. Healthy life expectancy
This indicator is supported byseparate wellbeing measures.
Healthy life expectancy (a) men and (b) women, 1991 to 2003Healthy life expectancy since:19911999
 Average life expectancy for men in 2003 was 76.3 years and for women 80.7 years. Since1991 average life expectancy had increased by 3.1 years for men and by 2.0 years for women.In 2003 average healthy life expectancy (based on self-assessed general health from theGeneral Household Survey) was 67.6 years for men, an increase of 1.5 years since 1991,and was 70.1 years for women, an increase of 1.5 years since 1991.Over the period 1991 to 2003, both life expectancy and healthy life expectancy increased.However, healthy life expectancy did not increase at the same rate as life expectancymeaning not all the extra years of life gained were healthy.
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