The campaign group Health Equals analysed figures from the Office for National Statistics, to rank the 650 Westminster constituencies by life expectancy figures.
Babies born in West Belfast this year will have the lowest life expectancy in Northern Ireland, according to new analysis of government data.
The Belfast constituencies in general had the worst average life expectancy figures for the whole of Northern Ireland.East Belfast was slightly better, ranking at 592, with an average expected lifespan of 79.5, which matched up with the Foyle constituency. That was still far behind the UK high of 88, which was projected in Hampstead and Kilburn in England.The full rankings for Northern Ireland are:
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