Using local authority estimates has important implications for policy. We look at how these estimates are used in the indicators, as well as how they compare to other measures of geographical inequalities in healthy life expectancy.
Construction of the healthy life expectancy indicator
Taking a broader range of local authorities, rather than the extremes of highest and lowest, helps to account for outliers with potentially unique circumstances. For example, in 2017–19 a girl born in the Orkney Islands was expected to have 75.1 years of good health, compared to a girl born in Blackpool with a healthy life expectancy of…
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Carolyn Cabral of Charlotte is part of a relatively exclusive club as a nonagenarian, or person between the ages of 90-99. In November, Carbal, 99, will reach a rarer milestone in November when he turned 100 – there were around 1,800 in North Carolina in 2021 according to the Population Division of the United Nations.
What’s the secret to a long, healthy life?
For Carolyn Cabral, who lives in Charlotte, it is playing bingo twice a week with friends and Zumba once a week.…
At a Glance
Researchers found that people who maintained five healthy lifestyle factors lived more than a decade longer than those who didn’t maintain any of the five.
The results suggest that Americans can increase the length of their lives and lower their disease risk by adopting a healthier lifestyle.
Americans don’t live as long as people in most other high-income countries. Heart disease and cancer are two of the most common preventable chronic diseases in the United States. An unhealthy lifestyle increases your risk for these and other chronic diseases that can lead to early death.
To explore the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Yoga increases both the strength of the body and peace of mind, as he urged people to make the ancient Indian practice a part of their daily routine for a healthy life. The prime minister shared a set of videos, titled ‘Yoga with Modi’, depicting different ‘asanas’.
Prime Minister Modi will lead a yoga session for the first time at the UN Headquarters in New York on the 9th International Day of Yoga on June 21.
The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.…
In 2020, the number of healthy life years at birth in the EU was 64.5 years for women and 63.5 years for men.
Life expectancy at birth for women in the EU was, on average, 5.7 years longer than that for men in 2020 (83.2 years compared with 77.5 years). Healthy life years represent 78% and 82% of the total life expectancy for women and men, respectively. Therefore, on average, men tend to spend a greater proportion of their somewhat shorter lives free from activity limitations.
Source dataset: hlth_hlye
Among the EU Member States, Sweden recorded the highest number of…
Share on PinterestA study found that heart-healthy lifestyle habits described in the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8, such as physical activity and quality sleep, are associated with a longer lifespan and more years spent free of chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cancer. urbazon/Getty Images
The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 is a concept that defines cardiovascular health based on four modifiable behaviors, such as physical activity and sleep, and four modifiable biometric measures, such as weight, blood glucose, and blood lipid levels, that impact cardiovascular health.
The composite cardiovascular health score measured using the aforementioned…
Everyone will experience aging, but can a person enhance their aging through simple modifications? UAB experts say yes.
Aging is a fact of life. Each year, a person finds themselves hitting new age milestones, decades and life seasons, all of which bring about physical, emotional and cognitive changes. In looking at aging, overwhelming evidence shows healthy lifestyle habits can improve a person’s well-being, ultimately making a difference in their quality of life throughout their lifespan.
Three University of Alabama at Birmingham experts weigh in and share tips for maximizing healthy substitutions and additions that can in turn increase one’s quality…