Life Expectancy, 2005-2007
A National Statistics bulletin on life expectancy in Wales, produced by the Welsh Assembly Government was released on 2 December 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on life expectancy include data for Wales and the UK for the period up to the end of 2007. The latest release updates the bulletin previously released on 13 December 2007 and is based on statistics released by the ONS on 30 October 2008.
The Bulletin
Statistical Bulletin 69/2008 (PDF 144kB)
The key points from the latest bulletin are:
- Life expectancy at birth in Wales was 76.8 years for males and 81.2 years for females.
- On average females are expected to live approximately 4.4 years longer than males in Wales.
- Life expectancy at birth in Wales, for both males and females was lower than England and higher than Scotland. The figures for Wales were higher than Northern Ireland for males but lower for females.
- Within Wales, Ceredigion had the highest life expectancy at birth for both males and females.
- Rhondda Cynon Taff had the lowest life expectancy in Wales for males and Blaenau Gwent the lowest for females.
- Life expectancy figures at unitary authority level in Wales differed by 4.7 years for males and 5.3 years for females.
Contact:
Tel: 029 2082 5080
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next update:
December 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)