How Long Will I Live?
Healthspan is as important as lifespan
Can we put life expectancy first, with median age, then differences between wards, and then healthspan. Then it leads into the next section. There are big differences according to things like our sex, where we live, and the level of disadvantage we face throughout life which affect our lifespan.
People living in the least deprived areas of England spend more of their lives in good health than those in the most deprived areas.
– Centre for Ageing Better
For men who are 65 today, they can expect up to just under 11 more years in health. For women it is 12 years. And as women tend to live longer, so they spend longer in ill-health. For those in more deprived areas, the gap is wider. This means that on average we can expect to live between two and four years in poor health, and for many people far more. This is our challenge… Julia – do you have data for this in Torbay for the wards so I can replicate the image below for Torbay? I think we only have life expectancy by ward not healthy life expectancy.
What can we do to reduce our years spent in poorer health?
In Torbay we are, as a population, older than England. Our average age is 49. The average age nationally is 40.
Around 1 in 4 Torbay residents are over 65. By 2033, we expect this to rise to 1 in 3.
There are big differences between wards.
How can we reduce the health gap between different areas in Torbay?
Let’s look at some of the different aspects of ageing in Torbay, and how they contribute to a healthy later life.
Will I be lonely?
How will I spend my time?
Where will I live?
How will I get around?
Will I be digitally excluded?
Header image – Age without Limits – Image library
