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Categories: HEALTH

Life expectancy outpaces healthspan globally

Entities: Catherine Bisignano · Christopher Murray · United States · The Lancet Public Health · Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Overview

A July 2026 analysis in The Lancet Public Health re‑examined the Global Burden of Disease data for 204 countries (1990‑2023) and confirmed earlier findings. Global life expectancy climbed from 64.6 to 73.8 years, while healthy life expectancy rose more modestly from 55.9 to 63.1 years, leaving an average morbidity gap of about 10.7 years – up from 8.8 years thirty years earlier. Women continue to experience a larger gap (12.1 years) than men (9.3 years). The study underscored that the widest gaps remain in high‑income nations, now citing the United States (≈14 years), Australia (13.9 years), Canada (13.7 years) and Germany (11.9 years). Around 14.5 % of a lifespan is now spent in compromised health, driven chiefly by musculoskeletal disorders, mental‑health conditions, sensory impairments and metabolic risks such as diabetes. Researchers again urge health systems to shift emphasis toward prevention, early diagnosis and chronic‑disease management to narrow the growing disparity between lifespan and healthspan.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 10 SOURCES] Global life expectancy increased from 64.6 years in 1990 to 73.8 years in 2023. (The Lancet Public Health study)
[● 10 SOURCES] The study analysed data from 204 countries between 1990 and 2023. (The Lancet Public Health study)
[● 9 SOURCES] Healthy life expectancy increased from 55.9 years in 1990 to 63.1 years in 2023. (The Lancet Public Health study)
[● 9 SOURCES] Average people now spend 10.7 years living with disease or disability, up from 8.8 years in 1990. (The Lancet Public Health study)
[● 9 SOURCES] In 2023 women spent on average 12.1 years in poor health, compared with 9.3 years for men. (The Lancet Public Health study)
[● 9 SOURCES] The United States has the largest morbidity gap at 14 years. (The Lancet Public Health study)
[● 9 SOURCES] Australia’s morbidity gap is 13.9 years and Canada’s is 13.7 years. (The Lancet Public Health study)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Globally 14.5 % of life is lived in poor health. (The Lancet Public Health study)

Timeline

1 day ago

[HEALTH] 14 sources
Global study shows lifespan rise accompanied by extra years of poor health
A Lancet Public Health study of 204 countries (1990‑2023) finds life expectancy rose to 73.8 years, but healthy years lagged, creating a 10.7‑year morbidity gap, with women worse off and the US showing the 14‑‑
4 days ago

[HEALTH] 24 sources
Lancet study finds longer lives but growing years spent in poor health
The Lancet study reports rising life expectancy but a widening gap of 10.7 years spent in poor health, especially in high‑income countries, driven by musculoskeletal, mental and lifestyle‑related conditions.
5 days ago

[HEALTH] 2 sources
Cardiovascular Mortality Decline Fuels Life‑Expectancy Gains in High‑Income Asia
A Nature study of 34 Asian nations (1990‑2023) shows life‑expectancy gains driven by fewer cardiovascular deaths in high‑income East Asia, while South‑ and Southeast Asia benefit from lower diarrhoeal and TB死亡;
6 days ago

[HEALTH] 52 sources
Global Study Shows Lifespan Gains Outpace Healthy Years
Life expectancy rose to 73.8 years, but healthy years lag, widening the global morbidity gap to 10.7 years, especially in rich countries.

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