"Figure 4: The gain in life expectancy at birth for females between 2001 to 2003 and 2008 to 2010 and between 2009 to 2011 and 2015 to 2017","" "English regions ","" "","" "Notes","1. Gain in life expectancy was calculated by subtracting life expectancy at birth from 2008 to 2010 from 2001 to 2003 and 2015 to 2017 from 2009 to 2011. " "Unit","Years" "","" "Area","2001 to 2003 and 2008 to 2010","2009 to 2011 and 2015 to 2017" "North East","1.5","0.2" "North West","1.5","0.4" "Yorkshire and The Humber","1.3","0.5" "East Midlands","1.6","0.3" "West Midlands","1.6","0.3" "East of England","1.6","0.3" "London","2.1","1.0" "South East","1.6","0.4" "South West","1.5","0.2"