CSO stats show being rich and female is best recipe to a long life

New CSO research has shown that those who live in the most affluent areas of Ireland live around 4.5 - 5 years longer than those who live in deprived areas.

The latest CSO Paper on Mortality Differentials in Ireland 2016-2017 shows that who live in the least deprived areas live longest (84.4 and 87.7 years for males and females respectively) while those in the most deprived areas live to an average age of 79.4 and 83.2 years for males and females respectively.