What age will you die? Interactive map reveals how people in the Home Counties live up to 8 years longer than in the North West
Perhaps a slightly morbid story to begin with but this article shows the power of statistics in differentiating between places – interestingly in both regions profiled in this article, life expectancy is greater in the rural area. It tells us:
Office for National Statistics reveals stark differences in life expectancy between the north and south
Girls born in Chiltern can expect to live longest (86.4 years), more than six years longer than Manchester
Boys born in South Cambridgeshire could live until 83.0 years – 8.7 years longer than in Blackpool