ONS-calculated estimates combine age and sex-specific mortality rates with health and illness rates. The dataset provides healthy life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy from birth and age 65 by gender. It originates from the Greater London Authority and was last updated on 2026-06-24.
Use Cases
- Compare gender disparities in healthy life years based on the defined health and disability metrics.
- Model future healthcare demand based on projected disability-free life expectancy from age 65.
- Analyze the relationship between mortality rates and quality-of-life indicators as described in the calculation methodology.
- Benchmark regional health performance using the area-specific mortality and health rates referenced in the definitions.
Strengths
- Estimates are calculated by combining age and sex-specific mortality rates with health and illness rates, as described.
- Provides two distinct metrics: healthy life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy.
- Data is sourced from the official UK Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-06-24, which appears to be a future date.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority, using ONS methodology.
- Collection Method
- Calculated by combining age and sex-specific mortality rates with age and sex-specific rates on general health and limiting long-term illness.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:07:16.089850
- Geography
- Likely covers areas within the UK, based on the ONS source.