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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period West Midlands Value, Male West Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 75.5 80.3 76.0 80.6
2002 75.7 80.5 76.2 80.8
2003 75.6 80.3 76.4 80.7
2004 76.4 80.9 76.9 81.3
2005 76.4 81.1 77.2 81.4
2006 76.8 81.2 77.5 81.8
2007 77.1 81.5 77.8 81.9
2008 77.3 81.5 78.0 81.9
2009 77.9 82.2 78.4 82.5
2010 78.3 82.3 78.8 82.6
2011 78.7 82.7 79.2 83.0
2012 78.8 82.8 79.3 83.0
2013 78.7 82.7 79.3 83.0
2014 78.8 82.9 79.6 83.3
2015 78.7 82.6 79.4 82.9
2016 78.8 82.8 79.5 83.1
2017 78.9 82.8 79.6 83.2
2018 78.9 82.6 79.5 83.2
2019 79.3 83.2 79.9 83.6
2020 77.6 81.8 78.5 82.5
2021 77.9 82.1 78.7 82.8
2022 78.7 82.6 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 West Midlands increased from 75.5 years in 2001 to 78.7 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in the West Midlands increased from 80.3 years in 2001 to 82.6 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period West Midlands Value, Male West Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 62.3 62.8 63.0 64.0
2010 - 12 62.1 62.9 63.2 64.0
2011 - 13 62.3 63.0 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 62.4 62.7 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 62.4 63.2 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 62.5 63.1 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 62.1 62.9 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 61.8 62.3 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 61.5 62.6 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 61.9 62.6 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 West Midlands changed from 62.3 years in 2009 to 2011 to 61.9 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in the West Midlands changed from 62.8 years in 2009 to 2011 to 62.6 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period West Midlands Value, Male West 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 9.1 6.8 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 9.0 6.9 9.0 6.9
2012 - 14 9.1 7.0 9.1 7.0
2013 - 15 9.5 7.3 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 9.8 7.4 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 9.5 7.4 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 9.7 7.2 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 9.5 7.3 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 10.1 7.9 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 West Midlands increased from 9.1 years in 2010 to 2012 to 10.1 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in the West Midlands increased from 6.8 years in 2010 to 2012 to 7.9 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period West Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 205 201 210 197
2002 200 195 204 192
2003 197 193 202 188
2004 185 181 189 179
2005 183 179 187 175
2006 181 177 185 170
2007 175 171 179 166
2008 174 171 178 165
2009 163 159 167 157
2010 159 156 163 154
2011 156 152 159 153
2012 153 149 156 148
2013 156 152 160 148
2014 158 155 162 148
2015 154 150 157 147
2016 152 149 156 146
2017 151 147 154 143
2018 155 152 159 144
2019 147 144 150 141
2020 195 192 199 176
2021 202 199 206 183
2022 165 162 169 155
2023 163 159 166 153

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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 West Midlands decreased from 205 per 100,000 in 2001 to 163 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period West Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 483 477 490 462
2002 470 464 477 452
2003 468 461 475 443
2004 440 434 447 423
2005 436 430 443 412
2006 427 421 433 401
2007 409 403 415 390
2008 406 400 412 384
2009 382 376 388 368
2010 372 366 378 360
2011 362 357 368 349
2012 356 351 362 341
2013 357 352 362 338
2014 356 351 361 333
2015 352 347 357 335
2016 356 350 361 335
2017 347 342 352 328
2018 357 352 362 331
2019 339 334 344 322
2020 395 389 400 360
2021 394 389 400 363
2022 367 362 373 342
2023 368 363 373 342

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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 West Midlands decreased from 483 per 100,000 in 2001 to 368 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period West Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1,269 1,258 1,279 1,229
2002 1,260 1,249 1,271 1,225
2003 1,276 1,265 1,287 1,225
2004 1,196 1,186 1,206 1,157
2005 1,185 1,175 1,195 1,138
2006 1,147 1,137 1,157 1,100
2007 1,127 1,117 1,137 1,085
2008 1,122 1,112 1,131 1,086
2009 1,052 1,042 1,061 1,028
2010 1,036 1,026 1,045 1,011
2011 988 979 997 973
2012 1,003 994 1,011 982
2013 1,012 1,004 1,021 981
2014 978 970 987 950
2015 1,020 1,012 1,029 992
2016 989 981 997 967
2017 998 990 1,007 968
2018 1,005 996 1,013 968
2019 954 946 962 930
2020 1,123 1,114 1,131 1,060
2021 1,054 1,046 1,062 1,008
2022 1,005 997 1,013 972
2023 1,003 995 1,011 964

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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 West Midlands decreased from 1269 per 100,000 in 2001 to 1003 per 100,000 in 2023.