Health and life expectancies

Comparisons and inequalities in healthy life expectancies, disability-free life expectancies and life expectancies.

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Males in the UK could expect to spend 60.7 years (77% of life) in "good" general health, compared with 60.9 years (73%) for females; these were decreases of 1.8 and 2.5 years, respectively, compared with the last non-overlapping period (2019 to 2021).
Despite modest increases in life expectancy since 2019 to 2021, healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth in the UK, for both males and females, decreased to its lowest level since our time series began in 2011 to 2013.
England continued to have the highest HLE at birth among UK constituent countries for both males (60.9 years) and females (61.3 years); Scotland had the lowest for males (59.1 years) and Wales had the lowest for females (58.5 years).

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Male life expectancy at birth remained lower than in the last pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period (2017 to 2019) in more than four fifths of Great Britain's local areas; female life expectancy was lower in 70% of them.
The 10 highest local area male life expectancies at birth were all located in the south of England; the 10 lowest were in Scotland, in the north of England and in Wales.
The 10 highest local area female life expectancies at birth were also all located in the south of England; the 10 lowest were mostly in Scotland.

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Life expectancy for local areas of Great Britain

Period life expectancy at birth and other age groups at regional and local authority levels in constituent countries of Great Britain.
Life expectancy estimates template

Template designed to provide estimates of life expectancy in five-year age bands for a given population.
Life expectancy for local areas of Great Britain, single year periods

Period life expectancy for single-year periods, at birth and other age groups at regional and local authority levels in constituent countries of Great Britain. These are official statistics in development.
Health Expectancies in the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland

Contains reference tables of Healthy Life Expectanc at birth and at age 65 by country from 2000–02 to 2009–11.
Life Expectancy at Birth and at Age 65 for the UK and Local Areas in Scotland

Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 for the UK and local areas in Scotland, 1991-93 to 2010-12
Life Expectancy at Birth and at Age 65 for the UK and Local Areas in Northern Ireland

Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 for the UK and local areas in Northern Ireland, 1991-93 to 2010-12

Healthy life expectancy, UK: between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024

The number of years people are expected to spend in “good” general health in the UK, including subnational areas.
Life expectancy for local areas of the UK: between 2001 to 2003 and 2022 to 2024

Subnational trends in period life expectancy, a measure of the average number of years people will live beyond their current age.
Healthy life expectancy at birth and age 65 by upper tier local authority and area deprivation: England, 2012 to 2014

Healthy life expectancy (HLE) for males and females at birth and age 65 by English regions, upper tier local authorities and national deciles of area deprivation.
Disability-Free Life Expectancy by Upper Tier Local Authority: England 2012 to 2014

2012 to 2014 estimates of disability-free life expectancy for males and females in upper tier local authorities, England at birth and at age 65.
Life Expectancy at Birth and at Age 65 by Local Areas in England and Wales: 2012 to 2014

Trends for England and Wales (national, regional and local areas) in the average number of years people will live beyond their current age measured by "period life expectancy".
Life Expectancy at Birth and at Age 65 by Local Areas in the United Kingdom: 2006-08 to 2010-12

Trends for the UK (national, regional and local areas) in the average number of years people will live beyond their current age measured by "period life expectancy".

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