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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Gregor Young

Poorer Scots spending one-third of their lives in ill health, figures suggest

PEOPLE in Scotland’s most deprived communities spend more than a third of their life in poor health, according to the latest figures.

Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows the number of years females expect to spend in good health was almost 25 years lower for the most deprived areas compared to the least deprived.

The difference was even greater for males at 26 years.

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