article_snippet: The latest figures are gathered from the Annual Population Survey run by the Office for National Statistics, which collects data on 320,000 people every year.
article_snippet: Health life expectancy is calculated from the number of people who say they are in good or in very good health.
article_snippet: Experts say these changes are as partially as a result of the major economic, industrial and family upheavals of the past 50 years.
article_snippet: However, the figures also show a major divide between north and south.
article_snippet: Commenting on the results, the ONS said: ‘
article_snippet: The health status and mortality rates of a population change year on year due to exposure to different risks and treatments affecting health, and also through inward and outward migration.
highlights_snippet: Annual Population Survey says changes follow upheaval over last 50 years .
  