article_snippet: The statistics, released yesterday, showed that over the past three years the expectancy of life in good health for a baby girl in England has dropped by nearly four months.
article_snippet: But during the same period, the length of time that newborn baby boys can expect to live in good health has risen slightly.
article_snippet: According to the ONS, in the three years between 2011 and 2013, a baby girl born in England could on average expect to live in good health for 63.9 years.
article_snippet: This compares with 64.2 years between 2009 and 2011.
article_snippet: In contrast, a boy could expect good health for 63.3 years if born between 2011 and 2013, compared with 63.2 years from 2009 to 2011.
article_snippet: Newborn boys in the South East are likely to get 6.3 years longer in good health than those in the South East, and girls in the South East an extra 6.6 years.