Men and women living in areas of Sussex are more likely to live to the age of 73 than those living elsewhere in England and Wales.

Mid Sussex, Horsham and Wealden appear in the top 20 places in the country where men and women are living longer.

The figures form part of the Health Statistics Quarterly which have just been published and shows the gap between local authorities with the highest chance of survival to 73 and those with the lowest.

In Mid Sussex, 74% of men have an average life expectancy of 73 and over.

In Wealden, 82.5% of women live over the age of 73 and in Horsham 82.6% live to 73 or over.

Nowhere in Sussex appears in the bottom 20 places in England and Wales in the league table.

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