UKU.K. healthy life expectancy has now hit a disturbing record low, falling two years over the past decade while other wealthy nations sawmake gainstheir —populations makinghealthier. Now the UK second-to-last among 21 high-income countries., Thethe gap between rich and poor areas is staggering, withparticularly women in deprived communities spending nearly three decades in poor health. Bold action like extending the sugar tax and ring-fencing women's health funding is long overdue.