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| South west tops long-life table | South west tops long-life table |
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| People in the south west are more likely to live into their mid 70s than those living elsewhere in England and Wales, official data shows. | People in the south west are more likely to live into their mid 70s than those living elsewhere in England and Wales, official data shows. |
| The Office for National Statistics compared the current likelihood of living to 75 with the early 1980s. | The Office for National Statistics compared the current likelihood of living to 75 with the early 1980s. |
| It found survival chances increased from 47% to 66% for men and 66% to 77% for women in England and Wales. | It found survival chances increased from 47% to 66% for men and 66% to 77% for women in England and Wales. |
| Survival was generally higher in the south, but there were signs the gap with the north was narrowing. | Survival was generally higher in the south, but there were signs the gap with the north was narrowing. |
| The north east, north west and Yorkshire and the Humber all saw the largest improvements in the probability of surviving to 75 when comparing 1981-3 and 2004-6. | |
| Overall, in the south west men now have a 70% chance of survival to 75 compared with a 62% probability in the north east. For women, it stands at 80% and 74% respectively. | |
| On a local authority level, residents of East Dorset topped the long-life league. Women had a 86% chance of survival and men 78%. | |
| At the other end of the spectrum, men in Manchester only had a 52% chance, while women in Blaenau Gwent in south Wales had a 67% chance. |