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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period South East Value, Male South East Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 77.2 81.6 76.0 80.6
2002 77.3 81.7 76.2 80.8
2003 77.6 81.6 76.4 80.7
2004 78.1 82.2 76.9 81.3
2005 78.5 82.3 77.2 81.4
2006 78.8 82.6 77.5 81.8
2007 79.0 82.8 77.8 81.9
2008 79.3 82.9 78.0 81.9
2009 79.5 83.4 78.4 82.5
2010 79.8 83.4 78.8 82.6
2011 80.2 83.8 79.2 83.0
2012 80.4 83.8 79.3 83.0
2013 80.2 83.9 79.3 83.0
2014 80.6 84.1 79.6 83.3
2015 80.5 83.9 79.4 82.9
2016 80.5 84.0 79.5 83.1
2017 80.5 84.0 79.6 83.2
2018 80.7 84.1 79.5 83.2
2019 80.9 84.5 79.9 83.6
2020 79.9 83.6 78.5 82.5
2021 79.9 83.8 78.7 82.8
2022 80.6 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 East increased from 77.2 years in 2001 to 80.6 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in the South East increased from 81.6 years in 2001 to 84.1 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period South East Value, Male South East Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 65.4 67.0 63.0 64.0
2010 - 12 65.5 67.0 63.2 64.0
2011 - 13 65.4 66.4 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 65.9 66.4 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 65.9 66.7 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 66.1 66.3 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 66.1 66.2 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 65.6 66.9 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 65.3 65.8 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 65.5 65.9 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 South East changed from 65.4 years in 2009 to 2011 to 65.5 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in the South East decreased from 67.0 years in 2009 to 2011 to 65.9 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period South East Value, Male South 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 7.5 5.3 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 7.6 5.4 9.0 6.9
2012 - 14 7.5 5.5 9.1 7.0
2013 - 15 7.8 5.5 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 7.8 5.7 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 8.0 5.9 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 7.9 6.0 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 7.8 6.1 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 7.9 6.0 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 South East changed from 7.5 years in 2010 to 2012 to 7.9 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in the South East increased from 5.3 years in 2010 to 2012 to 6.0 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period South East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 166 163 169 197
2002 163 160 166 192
2003 159 156 162 188
2004 154 151 157 179
2005 149 146 152 175
2006 145 142 148 170
2007 140 137 143 166
2008 138 135 140 165
2009 136 134 139 157
2010 133 130 136 154
2011 130 128 133 153
2012 126 123 129 148
2013 129 126 132 148
2014 126 123 128 148
2015 124 122 127 147
2016 126 124 129 146
2017 123 120 125 143
2018 120 118 123 144
2019 120 118 123 141
2020 144 141 146 176
2021 157 154 159 183
2022 130 128 133 155
2023 127 125 130 153

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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 East decreased from 166 per 100,000 in 2001 to 127 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period South East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 408 403 413 462
2002 399 394 404 452
2003 392 387 397 443
2004 374 369 379 423
2005 363 358 367 412
2006 354 350 359 401
2007 344 340 349 390
2008 333 329 338 384
2009 327 323 331 368
2010 320 315 324 360
2011 309 305 313 349
2012 302 298 306 341
2013 304 300 308 338
2014 294 291 298 333
2015 294 290 298 335
2016 297 293 301 335
2017 292 289 296 328
2018 289 286 293 331
2019 285 282 289 322
2020 309 305 313 360
2021 320 316 324 363
2022 298 295 302 342
2023 295 292 299 342

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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 East decreased from 408 per 100,000 in 2001 to 295 per 100,000 in 2023.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period South East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1,142 1,134 1,150 1,229
2002 1,139 1,131 1,147 1,225
2003 1,134 1,126 1,142 1,225
2004 1,072 1,064 1,079 1,157
2005 1,055 1,048 1,063 1,138
2006 1,019 1,012 1,026 1,100
2007 996 989 1,003 1,085
2008 992 985 1,000 1,086
2009 948 942 955 1,028
2010 941 934 948 1,011
2011 907 900 914 973
2012 915 908 921 982
2013 913 907 920 981
2014 883 877 889 950
2015 917 910 923 992
2016 895 889 901 967
2017 896 890 902 968
2018 890 884 897 968
2019 857 851 863 930
2020 956 950 962 1,060
2021 932 925 938 1,008
2022 889 884 895 972
2023 885 880 891 964

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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 East decreased from 1142 per 100,000 in 2001 to 885 per 100,000 in 2023.