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Michael Marmot, public health expert, revealed the coronavirus death rate in Greater Manchester was 25% higher than the England.
Life expectancy in north-west England fell in 2020 by 1.6 years for men and 1.2 years for women, compared with 1.3 years and 0.9 years across England as a whole.
Life expectancy dipped most sharply in the poorer areas.
Covid-19 mortality rates per 100,000 males varied from 400 in the poorer boroughs (Salford and Tameside) to less than 250 in more affluent Trafford.
For women they ranged from just under 250 in Manchester to 150 per 100,000 in Stockport.
Almost all local authority areas had mortality rates above the England and Wales average.
A result of socioeconomic inequities and ethnic disadvantage, exacerbated by a decade of spending cuts, Covid and lockdowns, says Marmont.
Proposed a plan for government investment in jobs, housing, local services and education.
Suggests to address the social conditions that cause inequalities at community level.
