Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On

Ten years since the publication of The Marmot Review, for the first time in more than 100 years life expectancy has failed to increase across England, and for the poorest 10% of women it has actually declined. Over the last decade health inequalities have widened overall, and the amount of time people spend in poor health has increased since 2010.  The 10-year on review discounts the theory that the slowdown in life expectancy increase can be solely attributed to severe winters or flu. The report lays out that more than 80% of the slowdown, between 2011 and 2019, results from influences other than winter-associated mortality. The review highlights that health is not just a matter of how well the health service is funded and functions, important as that is. Because health is closely linked to the circumstances in which we are born, grow, live, work and age, large funding cuts, under the banner of austerity, have had an adverse effect.

Authors: M. Marmot, J.a Allen, T. Boyce, P. Goldblatt, J. Morrison

Find the report here.