Report shows people in deprived areas have shorter life expectancy than people in affluent areas

People living in the most deprived areas in the country tend to have a shorter life expectancy than those living in the least deprived, a new study of small areas suggests.

Report shows people in deprived areas have shorter life expectancy than people in affluent areas

People living in the most deprived areas in the country tend to have a shorter life expectancy than those living in the least deprived, a new study of small areas suggests.

Life expectancy for people living in Limerick city is almost 6.5 years lower for women, and 7.5 years lower for men, when compared to Dun-Laoghaire-Rathdown.

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