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...