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Life Expectancy

Commons · Question 2360 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Carla Denyer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between Bristol Central and the rest of the UK.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 5 Jun 2026

Healthy life expectancy at birth in the City of Bristol is currently 60.1 years for both males and females. This compares to the England average of 60.9 years for males and 61.3 years for females, and the United Kingdom average of 60.7 years for males and...