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27.01.2024 - 09:18 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester has one of the lowest life expectancy rates for a newborn male, according to published new data which shows men here can expect to live for just over 75 and a half years. For females, the city has the third lowest life expectancy in the country, of 79.2 years.
The statistics paint a bleak picture of a huge disparity in life expectancy between local communities in the north and the south of the country - branded a 'clear geographical divide' and a 'yawning gap' by experts.
Areas in southern England dominate the latest list for the highest life expectancy at birth, making up the entire top 10 for both males and females, while no areas in the south appear in the top 10 for the lowest life expectancy.
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Most local areas have also seen a fall in estimated life expectancy at birth, with the reduction driven by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The figures have been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and cover England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
They show that for a baby born in 2020 to 2022, Blackpool in Lancashire has the lowest male life expectancy - at 73.4 years - followed by Manchester at 74.8. Hull and Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire follow Manchester. Male life expectancy was highest in Hart in Hampshire, at 83.7 years, followed by Uttlesford in Essex (82.7 years), South Cambridgeshire (82.7 years) and Wokingham in Berkshire (82.5 years).
Female life expectancy was highest in the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea, at 86.3 years, ahead of Hart (86.1 years), Winchester in Hampshire (85.9 years) and South Hams in Devon (85.9 years).
Blaenau Gwent in Wales had the lowest female life expectancy, at 78.9 years,
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