Figures reveal shorter lives on IoM

Life expectancy on the Isle of Man is lower than Guernsey, Jersey and the UK.

That is according to a new government report called "Isle of Man in Numbers".

The life expectancy data indicates that men on the Isle of Man live an average of two years less than those from Jersey, whereas Manx women live a year-and-a half less than those in Jersey. 

Meanwhile, people from the UK are expected to live approximately half a year longer than those from the Isle of Man.

It comes as the Department of Health and Social Care researches local life expectancy and mortality.