Two areas, two greatly different lifespans
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Even though their neighbourhoods are only separated by kilometres, their life expectancies are 18 years apart.
Women living in Inkster West have the longest life expectancy of all Winnipeg neighbourhoods with 90.8 years, according to the Winnipeg Health Region Community Health Assessment 2019. Women living in Point Douglas South, the report found, have a life expectancy of 72.5 years.
The numbers are lower for males, but the spread in lifespans between the neighbourhoods remains the same.
The report found males living in Point Douglas South have the shortest life expectancy — 68.8 years, while males living in Inkster West have a life expectancy of 86.8 years.
The average life expectancy for females in Manitoba is 82.8 years, up from 82.2 in 2011. For males in Manitoba, the average life expectancy rose to 78.5 from 77.5 years in 2011.
People living in higher income neighbourhoods have longer life expectancies than those living in lower income areas, the report found.
The World Health Organization says global life expectancy is 74.2 years for females and 69.8 for males.
The report also found mortality rate, or death rate, in the Northern Health Region is almost twice as high as the rate in the Winnipeg region.
The mortality rate in the north is 10.6, which is down from 11.8 in 2011. In Winnipeg, the mortality rate is 6.3, down from the previous 7.0.
Mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 people.
The top causes of death in the province, according to the report, are circulatory system diseases like hypertension, cancer and respiratory system diseases like the flu.
In 2016/17, 26 per cent of adults 50 to 64 and 58 per cent of adults over 65 were diagnosed with hypertension.
Mayo Clinic describes hypertension as a common condition where the force of blood against the arteries is high enough that it can cause heart disease over time. It also says there are rarely symptoms of high blood pressure.
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