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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value, Male East Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 76.3 80.5 76.0 80.6
2002 76.2 80.5 76.2 80.8
2003 76.2 80.5 76.4 80.7
2004 77.0 81.0 76.9 81.3
2005 77.3 81.3 77.2 81.4
2006 77.4 81.5 77.5 81.8
2007 77.7 81.8 77.8 81.9
2008 77.8 81.7 78.0 81.9
2009 78.3 82.2 78.4 82.5
2010 78.6 82.6 78.8 82.6
2011 79.0 83.0 79.2 83.0
2012 79.3 82.7 79.3 83.0
2013 79.2 83.0 79.3 83.0
2014 79.4 83.1 79.6 83.3
2015 79.2 82.6 79.4 82.9
2016 79.4 83.0 79.5 83.1
2017 79.4 82.9 79.6 83.2
2018 79.3 82.7 79.5 83.2
2019 79.7 83.1 79.9 83.6
2020 78.5 82.2 78.5 82.5
2021 78.4 82.4 78.7 82.8
2022 78.9 82.7 79.3 83.2

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Source: Office for National Statistics

The line chart shows the average number of years a person would expect to live based on contemporary mortality rates. For males, the life expectancy in the East Midlands increased from 76.3 years in 2001 to 78.9 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in the East Midlands increased from 80.5 years in 2001 to 82.7 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value, Male East Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 62.6 63.1 63.0 64.0
2010 - 12 63.0 63.4 63.2 64.0
2011 - 13 62.6 63.2 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 62.7 63.0 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 62.5 63.5 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 62.6 62.6 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 62.8 62.1 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 62.8 61.9 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 62.1 61.9 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 62.0 61.9 63.1 63.9

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Source: Office for National Statistics

The line chart shows the average number of years a person would expect to live in good health based on contemporary mortality rates and prevalence of self reported good health. For males, the life expectancy in the East Midlands changed from 62.6 years in 2009 to 2011 to 62.0 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in the East Midlands changed from 63.1 years in 2009 to 2011 to 61.9 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value, Male East Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 - 03 NA NA 9.3 6.3
2002 - 04 NA NA 9.3 6.4
2003 - 05 NA NA 9.3 6.5
2004 - 06 NA NA 9.4 6.6
2005 - 07 NA NA 9.6 6.6
2006 - 08 NA NA 9.7 6.7
2007 - 09 NA NA 9.6 6.7
2008 - 10 NA NA 9.4 6.7
2009 - 11 NA NA 9.2 6.7
2010 - 12 8.6 6.4 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 8.5 6.6 9.0 6.9
2012 - 14 8.5 6.8 9.1 7.0
2013 - 15 8.7 7.2 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 8.9 7.3 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 9.1 7.3 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 8.9 7.1 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 8.8 7.1 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 9.2 7.6 9.7 7.9

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, using Office for National Statistics and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities data

The line chart shows the difference between the most and least deprived in the average number of years a person would expect to live based on contemporary mortality rates. For males, the slope index of inequality in the East Midlands changed from 8.6 years in 2010 to 2012 to 9.2 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in the East Midlands increased from 6.4 years in 2010 to 2012 to 7.6 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 190 185 195 197
2002 192 188 197 192
2003 187 182 192 188
2004 174 169 178 179
2005 172 168 177 175
2006 162 158 167 170
2007 165 160 169 166
2008 164 160 168 165
2009 155 152 160 157
2010 153 149 157 154
2011 152 148 156 153
2012 146 142 150 148
2013 147 143 151 148
2014 146 143 150 148
2015 148 144 151 147
2016 146 143 150 146
2017 142 139 146 143
2018 146 143 150 144
2019 143 139 146 141
2020 176 172 180 176
2021 188 184 192 183
2022 161 157 165 155
2023 162 158 165 153

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (based on Office for National Statistics source data)

The line chart shows the rate of deaths from causes considered preventable for people aged under 75. The directly standardised rate in the East Midlands decreased from 190 per 100,000 in 2001 to 162 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 451 444 459 462
2002 453 446 460 452
2003 447 440 454 443
2004 423 416 430 423
2005 412 406 419 412
2006 397 390 403 401
2007 390 383 396 390
2008 385 378 391 384
2009 374 368 381 368
2010 364 358 370 360
2011 349 344 355 349
2012 344 338 350 341
2013 336 330 342 338
2014 331 326 337 333
2015 340 334 345 335
2016 336 330 341 335
2017 330 325 336 328
2018 340 334 345 331
2019 328 323 334 322
2020 365 359 371 360
2021 373 367 378 363
2022 352 346 357 342
2023 357 352 363 342

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (based on Office for National Statistics source data)

The line chart shows the rate of deaths from all causes for people aged under 75. The directly standardised rate in the East Midlands decreased from 451 per 100,000 in 2001 to 357 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1,243 1,231 1,255 1,229
2002 1,242 1,230 1,254 1,225
2003 1,250 1,239 1,262 1,225
2004 1,171 1,160 1,182 1,157
2005 1,158 1,147 1,169 1,138
2006 1,132 1,121 1,143 1,100
2007 1,101 1,090 1,112 1,085
2008 1,111 1,100 1,122 1,086
2009 1,049 1,039 1,059 1,028
2010 1,029 1,019 1,039 1,011
2011 992 982 1,002 973
2012 998 989 1,008 982
2013 997 987 1,006 981
2014 966 956 975 950
2015 1,024 1,015 1,034 992
2016 984 974 993 967
2017 996 987 1,006 968
2018 1,000 991 1,009 968
2019 960 951 969 930
2020 1,090 1,080 1,099 1,060
2021 1,041 1,032 1,050 1,008
2022 1,009 1,001 1,018 972
2023 1,005 996 1,014 964

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (based on Office for National Statistics source data)

The line chart shows the rate of deaths from all causes for people of all ages. The directly standardised rate in the East Midlands decreased from 1243 per 100,000 in 2001 to 1005 per 100,000 in 2023.