Aging in good health: The inequalities are widening

(Université de Genève) Life expectancy in Switzerland has been growing steadily for decades. But have these additional years been spent in good health or do they only prolong the ills of an aging population? Researchers (UNIGE) collated data from SNC and the Swiss Health Surveys between 1990 and 2015. The results show that although the life expectancy of the Swiss population as a whole is growing, people who only attended compulsory schooling are living longer in poor health.