Healthspan vs lifespan

Lifespan is the total number of years lived. Healthspan is the number of those years lived in good health, without significant disease or disability. Global estimates put the gap at roughly a decade, and most of what narrows it is ordinary daily behaviour rather than any intervention sold as anti-aging.

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