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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Aine Fox

People in most deprived areas spend under 50 years of life in good health – data

The study looks at quality of life (Alamy/PA) -

People living in the most deprived areas of England and Wales can expect to spend around 20 fewer years of their life in good health than those in the least deprived parts, according to new data.

Those in the areas of greatest deprivation in the two nations are spending less than 50 years of their lives in good health, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) research showed.

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