# Global gap between lifespan and healthspan widens since 1990 2026-08-08T03:00:41+00:00 | Health & Science | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet People globally are living longer but spending more years in poor health, with the morbidity gap, the difference between total life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, rising to 10.7 years in 2023 from 8.8 years in 1990, a study in The Lancet Public Health reveals. In India, the gap reached 10.6 years in 2023, up from 8.4 years in 1990. The analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation shows women consistently outlive men but face a larger morbidity gap, 12.1 years globally against 9.3 years for men. Musculoskeletal disorders like low back pain and mental health conditions top the causes, with high blood sugar and obesity as leading risk factors. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: chronic disease, healthy life expectancy, India, Lancet study, morbidity gap Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/global-gap-between-lifespan-and-healthspan-widens-since-1990/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/global-gap-between-lifespan-and-healthspan-widens-since-1990/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.