According to a National Audit Office report published today, the gap between average life expectancy and that of the poorest in England is widening despite efforts to close it.
Life expectancy is now 77.9 years for men and 82 years for women but in poor areas it falls to 75.8 and 80.4 years.
For more about how the life expectancy gap is widening, follow this link
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