Repeat: The ONS report said: 'Studies have shown that the selective migration of healthy individuals from poorer health areas into better health areas as well as socio-economic, environmental (including working conditions), educational and lifestyle factors are largely responsible for the excess mortality and consequently lower life expectancy in northern regions compared with those in the south.
The ONS report said: 'Studies have shown that the selective migration of healthy individuals from poorer health areas into better health areas as well as socio-economic, environmental (including working conditions), educational and lifestyle factors are largely responsible for the excess mortality and consequently lower life expectancy in northern regions compared with those in the south.