The latest research by The Centre for Aging better, State of Ageing 2025 report finds that living in the poorest parts of England can cost you almost five years of your life, with men living in the poorest areas of the country can expect to live 4.4 fewer years on average than those living in the wealthiest areas of England.
The report also highlights the substantial variations in the experiences of growing older across England with the difference in life expectancy for women in the richest and poorest areas now reaching an average of 3.7 years.
Dr Carole Easton OBE, Chief Executive at the Centre for Ageing Better, said:
The substantial regional inequalities highlighted in our new State of Ageing report are truly a matter of life and death. Living in a part of the country where good quality jobs and opportunity is scarce, and where financial insecurity and poverty is rife, is robbing people of their health in later life and depriving them of years spent with loved ones. This is the true human cost of our very unequal society.
We will be focussing on, and discussing the report findings in more detail over the coming weeks but you can click on the button below to read a detailed summary.
