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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period London Value, Male London Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 75.7 80.7 76.0 80.6
2002 76.0 80.9 76.2 80.8
2003 76.2 80.8 76.4 80.7
2004 76.9 81.5 76.9 81.3
2005 77.3 81.8 77.2 81.4
2006 77.6 82.2 77.5 81.8
2007 78.0 82.5 77.8 81.9
2008 78.2 82.5 78.0 81.9
2009 78.7 83.1 78.4 82.5
2010 79.1 83.2 78.8 82.6
2011 79.6 83.8 79.2 83.0
2012 79.7 83.7 79.3 83.0
2013 80.0 84.0 79.3 83.0
2014 80.3 84.1 79.6 83.3
2015 79.8 83.8 79.4 82.9
2016 80.3 84.3 79.5 83.1
2017 80.3 84.3 79.6 83.2
2018 80.2 84.2 79.5 83.2
2019 80.7 84.6 79.9 83.6
2020 78.3 83.1 78.5 82.5
2021 78.8 83.4 78.7 82.8
2022 80.3 84.4 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 London increased from 75.7 years in 2001 to 80.3 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in London increased from 80.7 years in 2001 to 84.4 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period London Value, Male London Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 62.7 63.8 63.0 64.0
2010 - 12 63.1 63.6 63.2 64.0
2011 - 13 63.4 63.7 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 63.8 63.8 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 64.1 64.1 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 63.5 64.4 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 63.9 64.6 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 64.2 64.4 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 63.5 64.0 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 63.8 65.0 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 London changed from 62.7 years in 2009 to 2011 to 63.8 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in London increased from 63.8 years in 2009 to 2011 to 65.0 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period London Value, Male London 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 7.6 5.1 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 7.4 5.0 9.0 6.9
2012 - 14 7.5 4.8 9.1 7.0
2013 - 15 7.4 4.9 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 7.4 4.8 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 7.2 4.9 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 7.4 5.1 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 7.2 5.1 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 7.5 5.4 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 London changed from 7.6 years in 2010 to 2012 to 7.5 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in London changed from 5.1 years in 2010 to 2012 to 5.4 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period London Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 205 201 209 197
2002 195 191 199 192
2003 195 191 199 188
2004 183 179 187 179
2005 176 172 180 175
2006 170 166 174 170
2007 163 159 167 166
2008 159 156 163 165
2009 152 148 155 157
2010 150 146 153 154
2011 143 140 147 153
2012 145 141 148 148
2013 137 134 140 148
2014 137 133 140 148
2015 141 138 145 147
2016 132 129 135 146
2017 130 127 133 143
2018 129 126 132 144
2019 126 123 129 141
2020 187 184 191 176
2021 187 183 190 183
2022 135 132 138 155
2023 129 126 132 153

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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 London decreased from 205 per 100,000 in 2001 to 129 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period London Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 481 475 488 462
2002 469 463 475 452
2003 460 453 466 443
2004 435 429 441 423
2005 417 411 423 412
2006 407 401 413 401
2007 390 384 396 390
2008 381 375 387 384
2009 364 359 370 368
2010 356 351 362 360
2011 335 330 340 349
2012 334 328 339 341
2013 322 317 327 338
2014 317 312 322 333
2015 326 321 331 335
2016 311 306 316 335
2017 309 304 313 328
2018 310 305 314 331
2019 300 296 305 322
2020 364 359 369 360
2021 359 354 364 363
2022 309 305 314 342
2023 305 300 309 342

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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 London decreased from 481 per 100,000 in 2001 to 305 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period London Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1,219 1,209 1,229 1,229
2002 1,199 1,189 1,209 1,225
2003 1,212 1,202 1,222 1,225
2004 1,133 1,123 1,143 1,157
2005 1,103 1,093 1,112 1,138
2006 1,059 1,049 1,068 1,100
2007 1,033 1,024 1,042 1,085
2008 1,036 1,027 1,045 1,086
2009 981 972 990 1,028
2010 959 951 968 1,011
2011 917 908 925 973
2012 927 919 936 982
2013 909 901 917 981
2014 890 882 899 950
2015 936 928 944 992
2016 888 880 896 967
2017 893 885 901 968
2018 899 891 907 968
2019 856 849 864 930
2020 1,043 1,035 1,052 1,060
2021 984 976 992 1,008
2022 885 877 892 972
2023 869 862 877 964

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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 London decreased from 1219 per 100,000 in 2001 to 869 per 100,000 in 2023.