List of British regions by life expectancy

Office for National Statistics (2017-19, 2020-22)

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By default the table is sorted by arithmetic mean for 2017-2019.

constituent country
or
region of England
2017-2019 change 2020-2022
male female sex gap arith. mean male female sex gap arith. mean
London region 80.9 84.7 3.8 82.80 −1.4 79.13 83.64 4.51 81.39
South East England 80.8 84.3 3.5 82.55 −0.6 80.12 83.84 3.72 81.98
South West England 80.4 84.1 3.7 82.25 −0.3 80.04 83.94 3.90 81.99
East of England 80.5 83.9 3.4 82.20 −0.6 79.80 83.50 3.70 81.65
England on average 79.8 83.4 3.6 81.60 −0.8 78.85 82.82 3.97 80.83
East Midlands 79.5 82.9 3.4 81.20 −0.7 78.59 82.44 3.85 80.52
West Midlands 79.0 82.9 3.9 80.95 −0.8 78.05 82.20 4.15 80.12
Northern Ireland 78.8 82.6 3.8 80.70 −0.4 78.42 82.25 3.83 80.33
Yorkshire and the Humber 78.8 82.5 3.7 80.65 −0.8 77.88 81.85 3.97 79.86
Wales 78.5 82.3 3.8 80.40 −0.6 77.91 81.77 3.86 79.84
North West England 78.4 82.1 3.7 80.25 −0.9 77.28 81.34 4.06 79.31
North East England 78.0 81.8 3.8 79.90 −0.7 77.16 81.18 4.02 79.17
Scotland 77.2 81.1 3.9 79.15 −0.5 76.52 80.73 4.21 78.62

Data source: Office for National Statistics.[1][2] Data for Scotland for 2022-22 are taken from adjacent table of the same agency.[3]


Eurostat (2017, 2018)

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By default the table is sorted by 2018.

code region 2017 2017
→2018
2018
overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M
UK on average 81.3 79.5 83.1 3.6 0.0 81.3 79.5 83.1 3.6
UKI3 Inner London - West 83.9 82.2 85.6 3.4 0.8 84.7 82.9 86.5 3.6
UKI7 Outer London - West and North West 83.7 82.0 85.4 3.4 −0.3 83.4 81.4 85.3 3.9
UKJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire 82.9 81.1 84.6 3.5 0.3 83.2 81.6 84.7 3.1
UKJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex 82.8 81.1 84.5 3.4 0.1 82.9 81.2 84.6 3.4
UKI6 Outer London - South 83.1 81.3 84.8 3.5 −0.4 82.7 80.9 84.4 3.5
UKJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 82.3 80.6 84.0 3.4 0.2 82.5 80.8 84.2 3.4
UKK2 Dorset and Somerset 82.6 80.9 84.3 3.4 −0.2 82.4 80.5 84.3 3.8
UKI5 Outer London - East and North East 82.3 80.2 84.3 4.1 0.1 82.4 80.4 84.2 3.8
UKK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area 82.3 80.6 84.0 3.4 0.0 82.3 80.5 84.1 3.6
UKE2 North Yorkshire 82.5 80.8 84.1 3.3 −0.2 82.3 80.5 84.0 3.5
UKH1 East Anglia 82.4 80.6 84.1 3.5 −0.1 82.3 80.4 84.2 3.8
UKH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 82.5 80.8 84.1 3.3 −0.2 82.3 80.4 84.1 3.7
UKI4 Inner London - East 81.9 79.5 84.2 4.7 0.1 82.0 80.0 84.0 4.0
UKG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 82.1 80.0 84.1 4.1 −0.2 81.9 80.1 83.6 3.5
UKK4 Devon 82.0 80.3 83.7 3.4 −0.1 81.9 80.0 83.7 3.7
UKD6 Cheshire 81.9 80.2 83.5 3.3 0.0 81.9 80.0 83.7 3.7
UKH3 Essex 81.7 80.2 83.2 3.0 0.1 81.8 80.3 83.3 3.0
UKD1 Cumbria 81.4 79.7 83.1 3.4 0.2 81.6 79.8 83.3 3.5
UKJ4 Kent 81.7 80.0 83.5 3.5 −0.1 81.6 79.7 83.4 3.7
UKF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 81.7 79.9 83.5 3.6 −0.2 81.5 79.9 83.2 3.3
UKK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 81.7 80.0 83.4 3.4 −0.3 81.4 79.5 83.2 3.7
UKL2 East Wales 81.2 79.2 83.1 3.9 −0.2 81.0 79.1 83.0 3.9
UKF3 Lincolnshire 81.1 79.6 82.7 3.1 −0.1 81.0 79.0 82.9 3.9
UKF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 81.0 79.3 82.7 3.4 −0.1 80.9 79.3 82.6 3.3
UKG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire 81.1 79.5 82.7 3.2 −0.2 80.9 79.2 82.6 3.4
UKN0 Northern Ireland 80.6 78.6 82.6 4.0 0.3 80.9 79.1 82.6 3.5
UKE1 East Riding and North Lincolnshire 80.2 78.1 82.3 4.2 0.6 80.8 79.0 82.5 3.5
UKM5 North Eastern Scotland 80.4 78.6 82.2 3.6 −0.1 80.3 78.3 82.4 4.1
UKE3 South Yorkshire 80.5 78.7 82.2 3.5 −0.3 80.2 78.4 81.9 3.5
UKG3 West Midlands 80.3 78.2 82.3 4.1 −0.1 80.2 78.2 82.2 4.0
UKE4 West Yorkshire 80.4 78.4 82.2 3.8 −0.3 80.1 78.3 82.0 3.7
UKM6 Highlands and Islands 80.4 78.6 82.3 3.7 −0.4 80.0 78.4 81.7 3.3
UKD3 Greater Manchester 79.7 77.9 81.5 3.6 0.3 80.0 78.3 81.8 3.5
UKL1 West Wales and the Valleys 80.2 78.3 82.2 3.9 −0.2 80.0 78.0 82.0 4.0
UKD4 Lancashire 79.9 78.0 81.9 3.9 0.0 79.9 78.0 81.7 3.7
UKM7 Eastern Scotland 79.8 77.8 81.8 4.0 0.1 79.9 78.0 81.7 3.7
UKC2 Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 80.2 78.3 82.1 3.8 −0.3 79.9 77.8 82.0 4.2
UKC1 Tees Valley and Durham 79.8 77.9 81.6 3.7 0.0 79.8 78.0 81.6 3.6
UKD7 Merseyside 79.8 77.7 81.8 4.1 −0.2 79.6 77.7 81.3 3.6
UKM9 Southern Scotland 79.5 77.7 81.2 3.5 −0.3 79.2 77.4 80.8 3.4
UKM8 West Central Scotland 77.8 75.6 80.0 4.4 0.1 77.9 75.5 80.1 4.6

Data source: Eurostat[4][5]

Life expectancy in British regions in 2017 and 2018, according to Eurostat[4][5]
Life expectancy in British regions in comparison with regions of other European countries in 2017 and 2018, according to Eurostat[4][5]
(legends on the maps are different)


Global Data Lab (2019–2022)

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region 2019 2019
→2021
2021 2021
→2022
2022 2019
→2022
overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M
United Kingdom on average 81.73 79.93 83.47 3.54 −0.99 80.74 1.42 82.16 80.44 83.83 3.39 0.43
London region 83.27 81.38 85.08 3.70 −1.00 82.27 1.44 83.71 81.89 85.45 3.56 0.44
South East England 83.03 81.36 84.64 3.28 −1.00 82.03 1.44 83.47 81.88 85.00 3.12 0.44
East of England 82.55 80.81 84.24 3.43 −0.99 81.56 1.42 82.98 81.33 84.61 3.28 0.43
South West England 82.54 80.74 84.31 3.57 −0.99 81.55 1.43 82.98 81.25 84.68 3.43 0.44
East Midlands 81.54 79.92 83.21 3.29 −0.98 80.56 1.41 81.97 80.43 83.57 3.14 0.43
Northern Ireland 81.29 79.54 82.93 3.39 −0.98 80.31 1.41 81.72 80.04 83.29 3.25 0.43
West Midlands 81.17 79.35 82.97 3.62 −0.97 80.20 1.40 81.60 79.85 83.32 3.47 0.43
Yorkshire and the Humber 80.96 79.21 82.69 3.48 −0.97 79.99 1.40 81.39 79.71 83.05 3.34 0.43
Wales 80.76 78.84 82.71 3.87 −0.97 79.79 1.40 81.19 79.34 83.06 3.72 0.43
North West England 80.63 78.86 82.35 3.49 −0.97 79.66 1.40 81.06 79.36 82.71 3.35 0.43
North East England 80.24 78.32 82.15 3.83 −0.96 79.28 1.38 80.66 78.82 82.51 3.69 0.42
Scotland 79.64 77.68 81.48 3.80 −0.96 78.68 1.38 80.06 78.17 81.84 3.67 0.42

Data source: Global Data Lab[6]


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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Life expectancy for local areas of the UK: between 2001 to 2003 and 2017 to 2019". Office for National Statistics. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 24 February 2024. — section 2. Subnational life expectancy
  2. ^ "Life expectancy for local areas in England, Northern Ireland and Wales: between 2001 to 2003 and 2020 to 2022". Office for National Statistics. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 24 February 2024. — section 2. Period life expectancy estimates in constituent countries and English regions: 2020 to 2022. Figure 1 data.
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  6. ^ "Life expectancy 2022 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v8.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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