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date: 2026-07-06 17:29
title: UK ranks 22nd out of 38 OECD countries on Zurich’s Chronic Care Index
link: https://ifamagazine.com/uk-ranks-22nd-out-of-38-oecd-countries-on-zurichs/
cited: IFA Magazine
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> UK spends just 5% of its health budget on prevention, highlighting a significant gap in early intervention. This has contributed to over 2 million people in the UK who are economically inactive due to long-term health conditions, with around 300,000 leaving the workforce annually due to ill health.
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> The report finds the UK is now operating in a "chronic reality", where millions are living longer but spending years managing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and dementia. Across developed economies, one in three adults now lives with a long-standing illness or health problem.