Why are women living over a quarter of their lives in poor health?

Posted by: Natasha Hill - Actuary, Posted on: 5 May 2026 - Categories: Actuary, Analysis, Mortality

Not only has healthy life expectancy in the UK continued to decrease, the gap between HLE and life expectancy has widened, especially for women. This blog explores reasons why women may be living such a large proportion of their lives in poor health.