‘Alarming’ rise in early deaths of young adults in the north of England – study

Finding highlights the need for increased investment in the north, warn experts, as research into mortality rate reveals the widening north-south divide

More young adults are dying before their time in the north of England than the south - and the gap is widening, a study has revealed.

Researchers say that since 1965, about 1.2 million more people have died before the age of 75 in the north of England than in the south, taking into account differences in population.