Men and women in Horsham living longer than ever

Horsham town centre. Photo by Eddie Mitchell.

Men and women in Horsham are living longer than ever before, according to new life expectancy data from the Office of National Statistics.

Girls born in the area between 2014 and 2016 can now expect to live for 84.6 years, up slightly from 84.5 in the previous two year period.

For boys, the figure is 82.1 years, which is also a slight increase from from 81.7 in the last survey.

People have been living longer since the turn of the century. Girls born between 2001 and 2003 in Horsham are predicted to live for 82.7 years, while the rate for boys is 78.7 years.

However, improvement in life expectancy is generally beginning to plateau.

Baby boys born in the UK are now predicted to live to be 79.2 years old on average, rising to 83.1 years for girls. National rates have remained largely unchanged since life expectancy was last assessed in 2013-2015.

Men will live longest in Kensington and Chelsea, according to the data, at 83.7 years - more than a decade longer than men in Glasgow, who are expected to die at 73.4 years of age.