EXCLUSIVE REVEALED: How long YOU can expect to live, according to your UK hometown...
as world's oldest woman dies aged 117 READ MORE: Flexibility test reveals if you're likely to die within the decade By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:02, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 12:04, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Spanish pensioner Maria Branyas Morera, the world oldest verified living person, has died, aged 117. Branyas, who survived two pandemics, the 1918 Spanish flu and Covid, and two world wars, died peacefully in her sleep according to her family. She previously attributed her longevity to 'order, tranquillity' and 'staying away from toxic people'.
Her impressive 117 lifespan is far in excess of even the highest predicted in the UK. Here, MailOnline reveals how your local area compares for life expectancy — as some regions see a dramatic fall in the average length of survival. It means children born in some parts of the UK today could die a decade earlier than young residents of other regions.
Maria Branyas Morera, who was the oldest person in the world, celebrating her 117th birthday in March Your browser does not support iframes. Data from the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) shows women in the wealthy borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London enjoy the highest average life expectancy at age 65 in England at 88.3 years.
This was followed by those in the South Hams District of Devon (88.2 years) and Winchester in Hampshire (88 years). Men .