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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period North East Value, Male North East Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 74.4 79.4 76.0 80.6
2002 74.7 79.5 76.2 80.8
2003 75.0 79.5 76.4 80.7
2004 75.1 79.7 76.9 81.3
2005 75.9 80.2 77.2 81.4
2006 76.1 80.3 77.5 81.8
2007 76.4 80.6 77.8 81.9
2008 76.3 80.5 78.0 81.9
2009 77.1 81.1 78.4 82.5
2010 77.5 81.4 78.8 82.6
2011 77.6 81.6 79.2 83.0
2012 78.0 81.6 79.3 83.0
2013 78.0 81.6 79.3 83.0
2014 77.6 81.6 79.6 83.3
2015 77.8 81.4 79.4 82.9
2016 77.9 81.5 79.5 83.1
2017 78.0 81.8 79.6 83.2
2018 77.7 81.7 79.5 83.2
2019 78.2 81.9 79.9 83.6
2020 76.8 80.8 78.5 82.5
2021 77.1 81.3 78.7 82.8
2022 77.6 81.5 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 North East increased from 74.4 years in 2001 to 77.6 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in the North East increased from 79.4 years in 2001 to 81.5 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period North East Value, Male North East Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 59.7 60.3 63.0 64.0
2010 - 12 59.6 60.3 63.2 64.0
2011 - 13 59.3 60.3 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 59.6 59.9 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 59.6 60.1 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 59.6 60.5 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 59.5 60.4 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 59.4 59.7 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 59.4 59.0 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 59.1 59.7 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 North East changed from 59.7 years in 2009 to 2011 to 59.1 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in the North East changed from 60.3 years in 2009 to 2011 to 59.7 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period North East Value, Male North East 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 10.7 7.8 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 10.7 8.3 9.0 6.9
2012 - 14 10.6 8.5 9.1 7.0
2013 - 15 10.9 9.2 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 11.0 9.2 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 11.3 9.3 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 11.8 9.3 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 12.2 9.7 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 12.5 10.0 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 North East increased from 10.7 years in 2010 to 2012 to 12.5 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in the North East increased from 7.8 years in 2010 to 2012 to 10.0 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 249 242 256 197
2002 241 235 248 192
2003 236 230 243 188
2004 230 223 236 179
2005 218 212 224 175
2006 212 206 218 170
2007 207 201 213 166
2008 210 204 216 165
2009 195 189 201 157
2010 186 180 191 154
2011 194 188 200 153
2012 184 178 190 148
2013 186 181 192 148
2014 199 194 205 148
2015 190 185 196 147
2016 185 179 190 146
2017 187 181 192 143
2018 189 183 194 144
2019 189 184 195 141
2020 219 213 225 176
2021 228 222 234 183
2022 199 194 205 155
2023 204 199 210 153

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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 North East decreased from 249 per 100,000 in 2001 to 204 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 546 536 556 462
2002 530 520 540 452
2003 519 509 529 443
2004 508 499 518 423
2005 479 469 488 412
2006 472 463 481 401
2007 451 442 460 390
2008 453 444 462 384
2009 422 414 431 368
2010 411 403 420 360
2011 415 406 423 349
2012 400 391 408 341
2013 394 385 402 338
2014 409 401 418 333
2015 397 389 406 335
2016 401 393 409 335
2017 392 384 399 328
2018 394 386 402 331
2019 392 384 400 322
2020 426 418 435 360
2021 429 421 437 363
2022 411 403 419 342
2023 416 408 424 342

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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 North East decreased from 546 per 100,000 in 2001 to 416 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1,376 1,359 1,392 1,229
2002 1,375 1,359 1,392 1,225
2003 1,373 1,357 1,389 1,225
2004 1,312 1,296 1,328 1,157
2005 1,285 1,270 1,300 1,138
2006 1,241 1,226 1,256 1,100
2007 1,219 1,204 1,234 1,085
2008 1,239 1,224 1,254 1,086
2009 1,156 1,142 1,171 1,028
2010 1,125 1,111 1,139 1,011
2011 1,098 1,085 1,112 973
2012 1,106 1,092 1,119 982
2013 1,098 1,085 1,112 981
2014 1,091 1,078 1,104 950
2015 1,132 1,119 1,145 992
2016 1,103 1,090 1,116 967
2017 1,094 1,081 1,107 968
2018 1,098 1,085 1,111 968
2019 1,059 1,047 1,072 930
2020 1,213 1,200 1,227 1,060
2021 1,121 1,108 1,134 1,008
2022 1,093 1,081 1,106 972
2023 1,101 1,089 1,114 964

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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 North East decreased from 1376 per 100,000 in 2001 to 1101 per 100,000 in 2023.