Within health boards and local authorities Key messages There is up to an 11-year gap in male life expectancy between the least and most deprived areas within some local authorities (e.g. Denbighshire, Cardiff, Swansea). The gap is generally larger in males than in females (table 3). There is more than a 20-year difference in healthy life expectancy between the least and most deprived areas of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, for both sexes (table 3). There is a wider range of deprivation in some areas than others. This should be noted when interpreting the gaps in life expectancy and mortality rates shown within this report. For example, Cardiff includes some of the least deprived areas of Wales (e.g. in Cyncoed) and some of the most deprived (e.g. in Splott), which partly explains the large gap in healthy life expectancy in males (24.4 years) within the local authority. Other local authorities have narrower ranges of deprivation, which is likely to lead to narrower inequality gaps. To aid interpretation, the range of deprivation within each local authority
Within health boards and local authorities Key messages There is up to an 11-year gap in male life expectancy between the least and most deprived areas within some local authorities (e.g. Denbighshire, Cardiff, Swansea). The gap is generally larger in males than in females (table 3). There is more than a 20-year difference in healthy life expectancy between the least and most deprived areas of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, for both sexes (table 3). There is a wider range of deprivation in some areas than others. This should be noted when interpreting the gaps in life expectancy and mortality rates shown within this report. For example, Cardiff includes some of the least deprived areas of Wales (e.g. in Cyncoed) and some of the most deprived (e.g. in Splott), which partly explains the large gap in healthy life expectancy in males (24.4 years) within the local authority. Other local authorities have narrower ranges of deprivation, which is likely to lead to narrower inequality gaps. To aid interpretation, the range of deprivation within each local authority