- England
| This article brings together information about aspects of health-related lifestyles and the broader economic and social circumstances of people living in areas with the highest and lowest healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth. The following data was explored: - Employment and economic activity - Disability and health conditions - Educational attainment and other aspects of socioeconomic position - Smoking prevalence - Obesity - Consequences of alcohol misuse - Physical activity - Diet - Preventable mortality Key findings include: - Over a third of adults in the lowest HLE areas were physically inactive, doing less than 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week - More than 1 in 10 people in the lowest HLE areas were limited a lot carrying out normal day-to-day activities, compared to less than 1 in 25 in the highest HLE areas - More than 1 in 8 children in the lowest HLE areas grew overweight between entering primary school and starting secondary school - The majority of adults in the lowest HLE areas were not meeting the 'five-a-day' healthy eating guideline - Nearly twice as many people die from causes considered preventable in the lowest HLE areas compared with the highest |
