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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value, Male East Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 76.3 80.5 76 80.6
2002 76.2 80.5 76.2 80.8
2003 76.2 80.5 76.4 80.7
2004 77 81 76.9 81.3
2005 77.3 81.3 77.2 81.4
2006 77.4 81.5 77.5 81.8
2007 77.7 81.8 77.8 81.9
2008 77.8 81.7 78 81.9
2009 78.3 82.2 78.4 82.5
2010 78.6 82.6 78.8 82.6
2011 79 83 79.2 83
2012 79.3 82.7 79.3 83
2013 79.2 83 79.3 83
2014 79.4 83.1 79.6 83.3
2015 79.2 82.6 79.4 82.9
2016 79.4 83 79.5 83.1
2017 79.4 82.9 79.6 83.2
2018 79.3 82.7 79.5 83.2
2019 79.7 83.1 79.9 83.6
2020 78.5 82.2 78.5 82.5
2021 78.4 82.4 78.7 82.8
2022 78.9 82.7 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 East Midlands increased from 76.3 years in 2001 to 78.9 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in the East Midlands increased from 80.5 years in 2001 to 82.7 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value, Male East Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 62.6 63.1 63 64
2010 - 12 63 63.4 63.2 64
2011 - 13 62.6 63.2 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 62.7 63 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 62.5 63.5 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 62.6 62.6 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 62.8 62.1 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 62.8 61.9 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 62.2 61.9 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 62 61.9 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 East Midlands changed from 62.6 years in 2009 to 2011 to 62 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in the East Midlands changed from 63.1 years in 2009 to 2011 to 61.9 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value, Male East Midlands Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 - 03 9.3 6.3
2002 - 04 9.3 6.4
2003 - 05 9.3 6.5
2004 - 06 9.4 6.6
2005 - 07 9.6 6.6
2006 - 08 9.7 6.7
2007 - 09 9.6 6.7
2008 - 10 9.4 6.7
2009 - 11 9.2 6.7
2010 - 12 8.6 6.4 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 8.5 6.6 9 6.9
2012 - 14 8.5 6.8 9.1 7
2013 - 15 8.7 7.2 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 8.9 7.3 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 9.1 7.3 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 8.9 7.1 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 8.8 7.1 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 9.2 7.6 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 East Midlands changed from 8.6 years in 2010 to 2012 to 9.2 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in the East Midlands increased from 6.4 years in 2010 to 2012 to 7.6 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 190 185 195 197
2002 192 188 197 192
2003 187 182 192 188
2004 174 169 178 179
2005 172 168 177 175
2006 162 158 167 170
2007 165 160 169 166
2008 164 160 168 165
2009 155 152 160 157
2010 153 149 157 154
2011 152 148 156 153
2012 146 142 150 148
2013 147 143 151 148
2014 146 143 150 148
2015 148 144 151 147
2016 146 143 150 146
2017 142 139 146 143
2018 146 143 150 144
2019 143 139 146 141
2020 176 172 180 176
2021 188 184 192 183
2022 161 157 165 155

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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 East Midlands decreased from 190 per 100,000 in 2001 to 161 per 100,000 in 2022.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 451 444 459 462
2002 453 446 460 452
2003 447 440 454 443
2004 423 416 430 423
2005 412 406 419 412
2006 397 390 403 401
2007 390 383 396 390
2008 385 378 391 384
2009 374 368 381 368
2010 364 358 370 360
2011 349 344 355 349
2012 344 338 350 341
2013 336 330 342 338
2014 331 326 337 333
2015 340 334 345 335
2016 336 330 341 335
2017 330 325 336 328
2018 340 334 345 331
2019 328 323 334 322
2020 365 359 371 360
2021 373 367 378 363
2022 352 346 357 342

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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 East Midlands decreased from 451 per 100,000 in 2001 to 352 per 100,000 in 2022.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1243 1231 1255 1229
2002 1242 1230 1254 1225
2003 1250 1239 1262 1225
2004 1171 1160 1182 1157
2005 1158 1147 1169 1138
2006 1132 1121 1143 1100
2007 1101 1090 1112 1085
2008 1111 1100 1122 1086
2009 1049 1039 1059 1028
2010 1029 1019 1039 1011
2011 992 982 1002 973
2012 998 989 1008 982
2013 997 987 1006 981
2014 966 956 975 950
2015 1024 1015 1034 992
2016 984 974 993 967
2017 996 987 1006 968
2018 1000 991 1009 968
2019 960 951 969 930
2020 1090 1080 1099 1060
2021 1041 1032 1050 1008
2022 1009 1001 1018 972

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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 East Midlands decreased from 1,243 per 100,000 in 2001 to 1,009 per 100,000 in 2022.