Summary
Men in Ceredigion can expect to live an average of five years more than their peers in Merthyr Tydfil.
That is one of the shocking new findings revealed in the latest government life expectancy figures.See the full content of this document
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Merthyr Body Blow in Life-Expectancy League
Figures for 2001-03 show life expectancy at birth in Ceredigion for men is 78.5 years, pushing it to a ranking of 35th out of 432 local authorities across the UK - the only Welsh area to merit a top 100 place.
The equivalent figure for Merthyr Tydfil was just 73.4 years.Professor Kevin Morgan, an expert in regeneration issues ...See the full content of this document
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