The time during their lives that both men and women in North Lanarkshire can expect to spend in good health has fallen by more than two years.
With the cost of living soaring , and no sign of anything improving in the short term with increasing fuel, food, and energy bills , Central Scotland MSP Gillian Mackay has described the latest statistics as “extremely concerning”.
The newly released figures from the National Records of Scotland for the period from 2018 to 2020 show healthy life expectancy at birth in the local authority area has dropped.
