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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jabed Ahmed

Mapped: The stark north-south divide in UK life expectancy – and where men and women are dying younger

Men across the country are, on average, living four fewer years than women – but there are stark disparities across the UK, new analysis shows.

Research from the Centre for Ageing Better found from 2021-2023, the average life expectancy at birth is 79 years for men and 83 years for women.

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