WIREDGOV

Key Findings

• Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) at birth in England was 63.4 years for males and 64.1 years for females.
• The highest HLE was in Richmond upon Thames for males at 70.0 years, and Wokingham for females at 71.0 years.
• The lowest HLE was in Tower Hamlets for males at 52.5 years, and Manchester for females at 55.5 years.
• Hammersmith and Fulham had the largest gender difference in HLE, with females expected to live 5.2 years longer in ‘Good’ general health than males.
• For females, HLE is significantly lower than the state pension age of 65, where it will be in 2018, in 68 authorities. For males it is significantly lower in 77 authorities.