The contributions of public health policies and healthcare quality to gender gap and country differences in life expectancy in the UK

Table 1 Life expectancy and gender gap in life expectancy across the UK in 2001–2003 and 2014–2016

Country	Gender	2001–2003		2014–2016		Gain in LE between 2001–2003 and 2014–2016, years
Country	Gender	LE, years	GGLE, years	LE, years	GGLE, years
UK	Women	80.47	4.60	82.93	3.64	2.46
UK	Men	75.87	4.60	79.29	3.64	3.42
England & Wales	Women	80.64	4.60	83.12	3.60	2.48
England & Wales	Men	76.12	4.60	79.52	3.60	3.40
Northern Ireland	Women	80.46	4.86	82.40	3.76	1.94
Northern Ireland	Men	75.59	4.86	78.64	3.76	3.05
Scotland	Women	78.84	5.34	81.19	4.04	2.35
Scotland	Men	73.50	5.34	77.15		3.65

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