Overview
- Boys born in Blackpool can expect to live 73.9 years versus 84.6 in Hart, Hampshire, the widest local gap for males at 10.7 years.
- For females, life expectancy ranges from 78.9 years in Glasgow to 87.7 in Kensington and Chelsea, an 8.8-year spread.
- The 10 highest local areas are clustered in southern England, while many of the lowest are in northern England and Scotland.
- In Wales, male life expectancy spans from 74.0 years in Merthyr Tydfil to 81.3 in Powys, and female life expectancy runs from 79.2 in Merthyr Tydfil to 85.2 in Monmouthshire.
- Scotland records the lowest regional averages at 77.4 years for males and 81.3 for females, and outlets are sharing postcode tools to let readers check local estimates based on ONS data.