Due to our place of birth, we live longer than others and that too for 10 years more.

New figures while exposing the great North-South divide in life expectancy, has shown that men will live to an average age of 83 years in East Dorset as compared to Blackpool where they will reach the age of 73 making a difference of a decade.

For women, the average age of women in East Dorset will be 86 years, whereas in Manchester they will live for 79 years.

A new report from the Office for National Statistics said, "The distribution of life expectancy across England was characterised by a North-South divide, with people in local areas in the North generally living shorter lives than those in the South."

As compared to men and women who were born less than 10 years age, men and women are living a year longer. The average age of women is 82.8 years and for men it is 78.8 years.

According to the figures, eight of the 10 areas with lowest life expectancy for men were in the North West while seven of the top 10 areas with the highest were in the South West or South East, the figures show.