GAD releases mortality insights examining life expectancy trends in the UK
The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) has published its December 2024 Mortality Insights bulletin, focusing on recent trends in UK life expectancy. The report highlights the ongoing increase in average life expectancy across the country and examines the growing emphasis on improving Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE). The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the HLE for males born in England between 2021 and 2023 is 61.5 years. For females, it's slightly higher at 61.9 years. HLE in England was fairly stable from 2011 to 2019, but since the pre-pandemic period, it has decreased by 1.7 years for males and 1.9 years for females. GAD’s insights highlight that, healthy living will likely be a major topic of discussion when the State Pension Age increases to 67 in April 2026. The Health Foundation has reported that from early 2020 to late 2023, an extra 235,000 people aged 53 to 62 were out of work due to health issues. This is the demographic set to have a higher State Pension Age.
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