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flag Healthy life expectancy dropped for UK-born people in 2022–2024, especially in Wales and Blackpool.

flag Healthy life expectancy for people born between 2022 and 2024 has declined across all Gwent counties in Wales, with both men and women experiencing fewer years of good health compared to those born between 2019 and 2021. flag Monmouthshire leads the region with 63.5 years for women and 63.2 years for men, both down 3.6 years. flag Merthyr Tydfil has the lowest rate for women at 50.1 years, a 6.7-year drop. flag Nationally, Blackpool has the lowest male healthy life expectancy at 50.9 years, also a decline. flag The data reflects broader downward trends in several UK areas, with estimates for small populations like the Orkney and Shetland Islands noted as uncertain.

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