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Life expectancy · Barking and Dagenham
Highest published value in this view
82.2 years at birth
Barking and Dagenham
Latest borough estimates of years of life at birth.
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The unequal healthy-life gap
How long people live and how long they live in good health diverge sharply across London.
The unequal healthy-life gap
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What the current releases show
Updated 31 Jul 2026
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Healthy life expectancy · Greenwich
Highest published value in this view
57.5 healthy years at birth
Greenwich
Latest borough estimates of years expected in good health.
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Women and men · 2025
Highest published value in this view
85 years at birth
Women
Men: 81 years at birth
The published London borough-average sex gap over time.
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A child’s London
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Unequal in the everyday
Deprivation, school absence, anxiety and healthy life expectancy illuminate different scales of inequality.
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The rent-pay trap
The same rent is a very different burden depending on where London pay lands.
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