British Broadcasting Corporation

BBC RADIO 4

Today Weekdays 6-9am and Saturdays 7-9am

BBC News
Today
Listen again
About Today
How to listen to Today
Contact Today
Page last updated at 06:59 GMT, Thursday, 28 August 2008 07:59 UK

Life expectancy of rich and poor

A boy living in Calton, in the east end of Glasgow, can expect to die 28 years earlier than a boy living just a few miles away in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, a report on health inequality from the World Health Organisation has found. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley discusses the widening gap in the health of the richest and poorest in society.

Story Tools

Editor's Choice

Portrait of the rock group The Jimi Hendrix Experience The cultural impact of Apollo era

Illustration of the late Walter Cronkite US TV news legend Cronkite dies

First World War veteran Henry Allingham Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113
Skip to top

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Explore the BBC

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.
Americas Africa Europe Middle East South Asia Asia Pacific