Life expectancy continues to improve according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.
According to the data, a new-born baby boy in England can expect to live to 79.5 years - an increase of 5.9 years over two decades.
This compares to Wales where expectancy is 78.5 years (increased by 5.3 years over two decades).
New-born girls in England can expect to live to 83.2 years - an increase of 4.1 years over two decades. In Wales the expectancy is 82.3 years - an increase of 3.5 years over the same period.
A 65-year-old man in England can expect to live to almost 84 years old. This compares to age 83 in Wales.
Meanwhile a 65 year old woman in England can still expect to live to age 86 while in Wales it is 85.
The data also looked at location with male life expectancy at age 65 being longest for those in Kensington and Chelsea (21.6 years). Those living in Manchester had the shortest life expectancy at 15.9 years.
Females at age 65 are expected to live longest in Camden (24.6 years). Again those living in Manchester had the shortest life expectancy at 18.8 years.
Hargreaves Lansdown head of corporate pensions research Nathan Long said: "While we may now be able to celebrate more birthdays, for employers this is just further evidence that their staff will be working longer and will need to take an increasingly flexible approach to retirement.
"Those employers that place retirement high up on their HR agenda will be best placed to deal with the shifting demographic."
When this series first began (1991-93), East Dorset had the highest male and female life expectancy at birth. Two decades later, baby boys in Blackpool and girls in Middlesbrough can still expect lower life expectancy.
In contrast, baby girls in Chiltern, and boys in Kensington and Chelsea, can expect to live 4 to 5 years longer.
The inequality between the local areas with the highest and lowest new-born life expectancy has increased despite improvements across local areas over the last two decades.
Despite the increase in longevity expectations, mortality rates have been higher than expected over the last three years, leading some to revise down predictions of future improvements.
