And the team warns that the gap in premature deaths is growing larger – revealing a particularly “alarming growth” among younger adults and those nearing middle-age. The new study extended the findings to 2015, to cover the period since the recent recession. To investigate the north-south divide, the team split England into “north” and “south”, with the latter comprised of the East, South East, South West and London. Overall, premature deaths fell in both the north and the south in the second half of the 20th century. By drilling down into the figures by age group, the team then revealed the widening of the gap among younger adults.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2017 04:52 UTC