Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On
February 2020

This report has been produced by the Institute of Health Equity and commissioned by the Health Foundation to mark 10 years on from the landmark study Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review).
The report highlights that:
- people can expect to spend more of their lives in poor health
- improvements to life expectancy have stalled, and declined for the poorest 10% of women
- the health gap has grown between wealthy and deprived areas
- place matters – living in a deprived area of the North East is worse for your health than living in a similarly deprived area in London, to the extent that life expectancy is nearly five years less.
The Health Foundation commissioned the Institute of Health Equity to examine progress in addressing health inequalities in England, 10 years on from the landmark study Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review).
Led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, the review explores changes since 2010 in five policy objectives:
- giving every child the best start in life
- enabling all people to maximise their capabilities and have control over their lives
- ensuring a healthy standard of living for all
- creating fair employment and good work for all
- creating and developing healthy and sustainable places and communities.
For each objective the report outlines areas of progress and decline since 2010 and proposes recommendations for future action, setting out a clear agenda at a national, regional and local level.
Find out more
To hear more about the Health Foundation's work, go to our preference centre where you can sign up to receive email updates on topics including the social determinants of health, inequalities and public health.
Related reading
Research report
Unequal pandemic, fairer recovery
A comprehensive review of the factors that affected the UK’s devastating COVID-19 death toll.
Collection
Health inequalities in Scotland: An independent review
The Health Foundation will be carrying out an independent review to build a better understanding of...
Report
Build Back Fairer: The COVID-19 Marmot Review
A new report by the Institute of Health Equity, commissioned by the Health Foundation as part of its...
Analysis
Mortality and life expectancy trends in the UK
Since 2011 improvements in life expectancy in the UK have stalled, and for certain groups of the...
Learn more
You might also like...
Event
LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022
The Health Foundation will be exhibiting at the LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022 event on...
Event
Webinar: What should the COVID-19 inquiry focus on?
In this webinar, we looked at the key questions for the inquiry and explore ways in which it could...
Journal article
Socioeconomic differences in help seeking for colorectal cancer symptoms during COVID-19
How socio-economic difference affect patient's ability to seek primary care for colrectal cancer.
Get social
Health Foundation @HealthFdn
Thank you to everyone who came to see us at #LGAConf22! Here’s a recap of some of our resources: 🧱 How local gove… https://t.co/CyLLGzVzAh
Follow us on TwitterWork with us
We look for talented and passionate individuals as everyone at the Health Foundation has an important role to play.
View current vacanciesThe Q community
Q is an initiative connecting people with improvement expertise across the UK.
Find out more