Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117485
Life Expectancy
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Coombes
Labour — West Bromwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 3 March 2026 to question 115639, what factors are behind the national decline in healthy life expectancy since 2020.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonAccording to the Office for National Statistics, the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased mortality during 2020, 2021, and 2022, and explains the national decline observed in healthy life expectancy (HLE) since 2020. Some negative impact remains in the late...
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