Life Expectancy, 2005-2007

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 Office for National Statistcis on 30 October 2008.

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
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E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk