Worse than Rwanda: life prospects in Britain’s poorest areas
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Worse than Rwanda: life prospects in Britain’s poorest areas
The 18-year gap in active lifespan between richest and poorest in modern Britain
Babies born in the poorest parts of the UK today have worse prospects for a long and healthy life than those born in Rwanda, official figures show.
New estimates of “Healthy Life Expectancy” – the length of time people would normally expect to lead a full and active life in good health – show a gap of more than 18 years between the richest and poorest parts of England.
The figures from the Office for National Statistics also call into the question the assumption that members of the baby boom generation will enjoy a long and carefree retirement, with half of men and 40 per cent of women likely already to be in poor health before they reach pension age.
Based on current health trends and death rates, it is estimated that a baby boy living in a neighbourhood classed as being within the most deprived 10 per cent of England is likely to live 74.1 years but only 52.2 years in generally “good” health.
By contrast a boy born the same day in one of the least deprived 10 per cent of areas would have 83.1 years to live on average and 74 years in good health.
Girls born in the most deprived areas of England are expected to live 52.4 years in “good” health, compared with 71.3 years for those in the richest areas.
The gap of more than 18 years in male Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) at birth mirrors the contrast between the developed and developing worlds.
According to figures from the World Health Organisation, average male HLE in Rwanda currently stands at 55 years, almost three years longer than in the poorest parts of England.
The estimate for boys in the most deprived parts of England is on a par with those for Botswana, Gambia, Guyana and Djibouti and only two years more than that for those born in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world.
Duncan Exley, director of the Equality Trust think-tank, said: “The UK is one of the most unequal countries in the developed world.
“This is damaging our health, our social bonds and our economy – 82 per cent of Brits think inequality has gone too far.
“Unless the government adopts a clear target to reduce inequality, it will have to deal with a country and an economy that are unnecessarily unhealthy”.
Janet Morrison, chief executive of Independent Age, the charity working with older people, said: “The huge difference in how long people can expect to live in good health demonstrates why it is meaningless to talk about a generation of wealthy, carefree pensioners.
“The reality is that many older people will be approaching retirement age having already experienced many years of poor health and will have relatively few years ahead of them.
“It demonstrates why it is essential that we focus efforts on measures to help prevent older people from becoming ill in the first place and on having excellent health and social care services for them if they do.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11452079/Worse-than-Rwanda-life-prospects-in-Britains-poorest-areas.html
We are one of the richest countries in the world, and that is utterly shameful.
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Without any details of what this "poor health" consists of, it's impossible to comment really.
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Stormee wrote:Too many forunuz here scrounging off us.
Too many trailer trash scrounging off us.
Too much aid sent abroad.
Here are just 3 reasons for OUR deprivation of OUR children.
LOOK AFTER OUR OWN FIRST.
Bollocks. If we collected the tax due from corporations and the rich that have it stashed away in offshore accounts, we would have enough for everything, and that's fact.
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Blame it on the rich, blame it on the tories, it's a wonder your not blaming it on the Israel's
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Whereas you seem happy to let the rich and big corproations steal from you and hide the taxes they are supposed the pay. Do you know how much Nicko?
We lose over £100 BILLION a year because of it. But you are happy to sit back and let them get away with it, money that could be used for the NHS, for schools, for Sure Start Centres, for the Social Care we can't pay for, etc etc. Just lay down and let them stomp all over you why don't you.
We lose over £100 BILLION a year because of it. But you are happy to sit back and let them get away with it, money that could be used for the NHS, for schools, for Sure Start Centres, for the Social Care we can't pay for, etc etc. Just lay down and let them stomp all over you why don't you.
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Sassy... you are completely mad!!!
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No tommy, you are, you are quite happy for them to shit all over you and yours and then say thank you.
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You are truly incapable of joined up thinking...!
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You have your head up your arse sassy...
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Spread the Tax around from all the avoiders and every one would have about a fiver each.
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And then all prices will go up so the corporations can claw back the difference...
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