Life expectancy among North Lincolnshire's poorest men more than eight years lower than well-off peers

Life expectancy for the most deprived men in North Lincolnshire is more than eight years lower than the most well-off in the area, new figures show.

Data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that across 2020 and 2021, the average life expectancy for men in North Lincolnshire stood at 78.6 years.

But men from the wealthiest fifth of the area’s population can expect to live to 82.3 years – 8.2 years more than the least well-off males.

Deaths due to circulatory issues were the main reason behind lower life expectancy for the area’s poorer men over 2020 and 2021 – reducing their expected life span by 2 years.

Meanwhile, average life expectancy for women in North Lincolnshire was 83 years in 2020 and 2021 – with the least deprived women expected to live 6.3 years longer than those from the area’s poorer communities.

David Finch, assistant director at the Health Foundation, a charity working to tackle health inequalities said: "There are staggering differences in life chances in the UK depending on where people live.

"Prior to the pandemic, improvements in health had stalled while inequalities had widened.

"This includes major variation in healthy life expectancy between different areas of the country but also within local areas – sometimes between places that are just a few miles from one another."

While there were stark differences in life expectancy within North Lincolnshire, the expected life span for men in the area was close to the national average of 78.7 years.

​The main contributor to this inequality for North Lincolnshire men were circulatory issues – which caused 527 male deaths over the two-year period and reduced life expectancy by 0.4 years when compared to England as a whole.​

Mr Finch continued: "We also see significant variation in how many people have long-term conditions, such as cancer and heart disease, between different areas.