Figures have revealed how long people can expect to live across the North East, as life expectancy has fallen across the UK.
New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that babies born between 2021 and 2023 can expect a shorter life than children born in the three years before the pandemic. Male life expectancy has dropped in four-fifths of Britain’s council areas, while female life expectancy has dropped in seven out of 10 areas.
The figures also show a distinct North-South divide. The 10 areas with the highest life expectancies at birth for both males and females were all in the south of England.
The 10 areas with the shortest life expectancies for males were in Scotland, the north of England and Wales, while the areas where females can expect the shortest lifespan were mostly in Scotland. For the first time since records began in 2001, Glasgow has been overtaken as the part of Great Britain with the lowest average life expectancy for males.
The ONS figures also show that life expectancy at birth in 2021-23 remained lower than before the pandemic in 288 of 348 council areas for males (83%) and 242 for females (70%). Greg Ceely, ONS head of population health monitoring, said: “This suggests we are yet to see a recovery from the decrease in life expectancy we saw during the pandemic.
“Our results continue to show a clear geographical divide. Taking Great Britain as a whole, for the first time since this time series began, Blackpool, not Glasgow, has the lowest male life expectancy. Glasgow continues to have the lowest female life expectancy.”
You can see the average life expectancy where you live using these interactive maps:
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