New figures from the Office for National Statistics show the disparity people in Sunderland can expect to live compared to people living in more affluent parts of the UK.

The latest figures show a man in Sunderland can expect, on average, to live until 77.1 years old, around six-and-a-half years less than the average life expectancy for a male living in Hampshire (83.7) and a decade less than a woman living in Kensington & Chelsea (87.1).

New figures from the Office for National statistics have revealed the disparity in life expectancy between the north and south.

placeholder image — New figures from the Office for National statistics have revealed the disparity in life expectancy between the north and south.

In a list of over 300 local authorities, this places Sunderland 44th from bottom for male life expectancies.

Other North East cities and boroughs also have lower male life expectancies compared to their southern counterparts.

Middlesbrough has a male life expectancy of 75.5, South Tyneside 76.8, Gateshead 76.9, Hartlepool 77.3, and Newcastle upon Tyne 77.5.

The lowest male life expectancy is in Blackpool where men can expect to on average live until 73.7.

There is a similar north and south divide when it comes to life expectancy for women.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show a female in Sunderland can, on average, expect to live until 81.2, compared to 87.1 in Kensington & Chelsea and 86.8 in Richmond upon Thames.

The latest figures place Sunderland 41st from bottom for female life expectancy at birth from over 300 local authority areas.

Hartlepool has the lowest North East female life expectancy at 80.3, whilst women in Middlesbrough live on average to 80.5 whilst in South Tyneside female life expectancy is 81.

The lowest female life expectancy is in Glasgow where women on average live to 78.7.