Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood Life expectancy in Greater Manchester has fallen - with the impact of the pandemic being blamed for the decrease.
For men in the area, life expectancy at birth was 77.5 years in 2018 to 2020. That was down significantly from 77.8 years in 2015 to 2017 - a fall of 13 weeks. READ MORE: The 'disturbing' case of missing teenager, 15, from Manchester last seen in Majorca three weeks ago For women, the drop was 0.5 weeks, taking life expectancy at birth from 81.3 years in 2015 to 2017 to 81.3 years in 2018 to 2020.
Tameside saw the biggest falls. Life expectancy at birth for men was 76.9 years in 2018 to 2020, down significantly from 77.5