LIFE EXPECTANCY
Discover the life expectancy in your area
The number of years a person can expect to live is affected by many things, from good-quality homes, to neighbourhoods with green space and clean air.
Discover the life expectancy where you live.
The world around us shapes our health and wellbeing.
From quality homes that are warm and safe, to stable jobs, social connections, and neighbourhoods with green space and clean air, these are the building blocks that have a lasting and positive impact on people’s health, and reduce health inequalities.
In Wales and across the UK, these building blocks are not available to everyone, or not at the quality needed.
1 in 4
children in Wales are living in poverty.
AIR POLLUTION
Air quality varies across Wales with air pollution in Cardiff more than 5 times as high as in other parts of Wales.
84%
of people in Wales are able to afford everyday goods and activities
WE ASKED PEOPLE IN CARDIFF WHAT THEY THINK THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THEIR AREA IS, AND THE THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTE MOST TO THEIR HEALTH.
Find out what they said…
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'We are run by people with a learning disability and all our front line staff have a learning disability. This results in empowerment which improves people’s mental health' Zarah Kaleem, 36, is a Pakistani Muslim born in Newport Gwent, South Wales. Zarah has been part of the People First community since 2008 and is currently employed as a project officer for both Cardiff People First and Newport People First.
Cardiff People First is a self-advocacy and community advocacy organisation. It is run by and for people with a learning disability in Cardiff, fighting for equality, understanding, respect and acceptance. Together, they campaign to change attitudes, get better services and enjoy more opportunities.
Talking about Cardiff People First, Zarah says: ‘I don’t think people with a learning disability are always aware of their rights, that they are entitled to a better quality of life… We are unique because we are run by people with a learning disability and all our front line staff have a learning disability. This results in empowerment which improves people’s mental health.’
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We travelled the UK to find out how
regions compare
