Residents of Warsaw live an average of three years longer than people in other parts of Poland, according to a new report compiled by the Warsaw City authorities.
However, there is a yawning life-span gap between the residents of the posh Wilanow district and the city’s poor residential areas.
The average Varsovian (men and women) lives up to 74 years of age. But in Wilanow, an oasis of longevity, men live 81.8 years, while women an impressive 90.3 years.
Two districts spoil the rosy picture for Warsaw – Northern Praga, with its high rate of poverty and delinquency, and the predominantly working class Wola, where people live 65.7 and 76.2 years respectively.
The report says, however, that living standards improve in Warsaw from year to year and this is good news for all its residents. (kk/jb)
Source: PAP/Życie Warszawy