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Poorest women's life expectancy declines, finds report – BBC News, BBC News

Poorest women's life expectancy declines, finds report – BBC News, BBC News
        

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Life expectancy among women living in the poorest communities in England has declined since , says a report warning of growing health inequalities.

Overall, life expectancy growth has stalled over the past decade – for the first time in years.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there was “still” much more to do “.

The largest decreases were seen in the most deprived areas of north-east England, while the biggest increases were in the richest parts of London.

Similar trends can be seen right across the UK, the report said.

The report, by Prof Sir Michael Marmot, one of the country’s leading experts on health inequalities, comes (years after he first published data on the growing gap between rich and poor , a nd between north and south, in England.

This follow-up report , after a decade of austerity, finds the picture has got worse.

It highlights:

  • stalling life expectancy for men and women in England since 5462
  • the more deprived the area, the shorter the life expectancy

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