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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period South West Value, Male South West Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 77.2 81.7 76.0 80.6
2002 77.3 81.8 76.2 80.8
2003 77.7 81.7 76.4 80.7
2004 78.2 82.4 76.9 81.3
2005 78.3 82.5 77.2 81.4
2006 78.7 82.9 77.5 81.8
2007 78.8 82.9 77.8 81.9
2008 78.9 82.9 78.0 81.9
2009 79.2 83.3 78.4 82.5
2010 79.6 83.6 78.8 82.6
2011 80.0 83.8 79.2 83.0
2012 80.0 83.8 79.3 83.0
2013 79.9 83.6 79.3 83.0
2014 80.4 84.2 79.6 83.3
2015 80.0 83.7 79.4 82.9
2016 80.1 83.6 79.5 83.1
2017 80.4 83.9 79.6 83.2
2018 80.2 83.9 79.5 83.2
2019 80.6 84.5 79.9 83.6
2020 80.1 83.8 78.5 82.5
2021 80.1 84.0 78.7 82.8
2022 80.0 84.1 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 South West increased from 77.2 years in 2001 to 80.0 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in the South West increased from 81.7 years in 2001 to 84.1 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period South West Value, Male South West Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 65.1 65.9 63.0 64.0
2010 - 12 65.1 65.7 63.2 64.0
2011 - 13 65.2 65.3 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 65.0 65.1 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 64.7 65.5 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 64.5 65.1 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 64.7 65.1 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 65.0 65.3 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 65.2 65.0 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 64.7 65.5 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 South West changed from 65.1 years in 2009 to 2011 to 64.7 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in the South West changed from 65.9 years in 2009 to 2011 to 65.5 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period South West Value, Male South West 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 6.9 5.1 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 7.3 5.1 9.0 6.9
2012 - 14 7.7 5.1 9.1 7.0
2013 - 15 7.7 5.2 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 7.6 5.5 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 7.5 5.8 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 7.4 5.7 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 7.5 5.6 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 7.4 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 the South West changed from 6.9 years in 2010 to 2012 to 7.4 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in the South West 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 South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 165 161 169 197
2002 162 159 166 192
2003 158 155 162 188
2004 151 147 155 179
2005 150 146 154 175
2006 145 142 149 170
2007 141 138 145 166
2008 142 138 145 165
2009 138 135 141 157
2010 135 131 138 154
2011 135 131 138 153
2012 131 128 135 148
2013 134 131 137 148
2014 128 125 132 148
2015 128 125 132 147
2016 133 130 136 146
2017 128 125 131 143
2018 129 126 132 144
2019 121 118 124 141
2020 137 134 140 176
2021 146 143 149 183
2022 136 133 139 155
2023 135 132 139 153

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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 South West decreased from 165 per 100,000 in 2001 to 135 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 400 394 406 462
2002 394 388 400 452
2003 387 381 393 443
2004 364 358 370 423
2005 361 355 367 412
2006 351 345 357 401
2007 340 334 345 390
2008 339 333 344 384
2009 325 320 330 368
2010 320 315 325 360
2011 315 310 320 349
2012 307 302 312 341
2013 309 304 314 338
2014 297 293 302 333
2015 303 299 308 335
2016 310 305 315 335
2017 296 292 301 328
2018 299 295 304 331
2019 287 283 292 322
2020 305 300 310 360
2021 306 301 311 363
2022 305 300 310 342
2023 306 302 311 342

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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 South West decreased from 400 per 100,000 in 2001 to 306 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1,123 1,113 1,132 1,229
2002 1,126 1,116 1,135 1,225
2003 1,130 1,121 1,140 1,225
2004 1,052 1,043 1,061 1,157
2005 1,046 1,037 1,055 1,138
2006 1,002 993 1,011 1,100
2007 1,002 993 1,011 1,085
2008 1,004 996 1,013 1,086
2009 963 955 972 1,028
2010 945 937 953 1,011
2011 912 904 920 973
2012 920 913 928 982
2013 931 924 939 981
2014 885 877 893 950
2015 934 926 941 992
2016 928 921 936 967
2017 912 905 920 968
2018 912 904 919 968
2019 868 861 876 930
2020 931 923 938 1,060
2021 917 910 924 1,008
2022 919 911 926 972
2023 913 906 921 964

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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 South West decreased from 1123 per 100,000 in 2001 to 913 per 100,000 in 2023.