UK cities including Glasgow have poor “old age survival” rates compared with other European countries, a study suggests.
People can expect to live to a ripe old age in northern Spain, north-eastern Italy and in southern and western France, but not so much in parts of the UK and regions of the Netherlands and Scandinavia, the figures show.
They said low survival rates were mostly found in cities in industrial regions of the UK – Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool – and in the London area.
The researchers found “clear and stubborn inequalities” across Europe.
They examined 10-year survival rates in people aged 75 to 84 in 4,404 small areas from 18 countries in Europe.
Lower survival rates for people in that age range was found in parts of the UK, Scandinavia and the Netherlands, and in some areas of southern Europe.
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