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Wealth-health gap is growing wider

PEOPLE living in the poorest parts of England can expect 16 more years of bad health than those in the richest, it was revealed yesterday.

The average difference between those living in the most and least deprived parts of England was 16.7 years for men and 16.8 years for women.

Women on average live in good health to the age of 65 while men can expect to be hale and hearty until 64 according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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