People living in the most deprived areas of England could expect to live a decade less than people in more affluent areas, new figures show.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show life expectancy ranges from an average of 74.1 years in the most deprived communities to 83.5 years in the least deprived – a difference of almost a decade.
Women in the most deprived areas could also only expect to live in "good health" for 51.4 years and men for 52.3 years.
This compares with women and men in the least deprived areas reaching an average of 71.2 years and 70.7 years of good health respectively.
The measure of quality of health is based on how individuals perceive their general health, the ONS said.
Statisticians analysed data from 2017 to 2019 to reach the latest figures published today.
Among people living in the most affluent areas of England, women saw a "statistically significant" increase in life expectancy since 2014 - 2016, adding an extra 11 weeks on to their lives.
For men, the improvement was 12.5 weeks.
While among people living in the most deprived areas of England, women saw their life expectancy drop by 4.2 weeks over the same period, although the ONS said this was not "statistically significant".
Overall, the ONS said there were "significant improvements" in England's average life expectancy at birth for both men and women over the past five years.
