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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East of England Value, Male East of England Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 77.1 81.3 76 80.6
2002 77.2 81.4 76.2 80.8
2003 77.6 81.4 76.4 80.7
2004 77.9 82 76.9 81.3
2005 78.2 82.1 77.2 81.4
2006 78.5 82.5 77.5 81.8
2007 78.8 82.7 77.8 81.9
2008 78.9 82.5 78 81.9
2009 79.4 83.1 78.4 82.5
2010 79.6 83.3 78.8 82.6
2011 80.1 83.7 79.2 83
2012 80.2 83.5 79.3 83
2013 80.3 83.7 79.3 83
2014 80.4 83.8 79.6 83.3
2015 80.3 83.6 79.4 82.9
2016 80.3 83.7 79.5 83.1
2017 80.3 83.7 79.6 83.2
2018 80.2 83.7 79.5 83.2
2019 80.7 84.1 79.9 83.6
2020 79.6 83.4 78.5 82.5
2021 79.7 83.3 78.7 82.8
2022 80.1 83.8 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 of England increased from 77.1 years in 2001 to 80.1 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in the East of England increased from 81.3 years in 2001 to 83.8 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East of England Value, Male East of England Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 64.7 66.2 63 64
2010 - 12 64.7 66.1 63.2 64
2011 - 13 64.6 65.3 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 65 65.9 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 64.8 65.5 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 64.6 64.5 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 64.1 64.6 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 64.1 64.7 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 64.4 64.2 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 64.6 65 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 of England changed from 64.7 years in 2009 to 2011 to 64.6 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in the East of England decreased from 66.2 years in 2009 to 2011 to 65 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period East of England Value, Male East of England 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 7.1 5.2 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 7.1 5.3 9 6.9
2012 - 14 7.1 5.4 9.1 7
2013 - 15 7.3 5.4 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 7.6 5.6 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 8 5.8 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 8.2 6.1 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 7.9 6.2 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 7.9 6.2 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 of England increased from 7.1 years in 2010 to 2012 to 7.9 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in the East of England increased from 5.2 years in 2010 to 2012 to 6.2 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 166 162 170 197
2002 161 158 165 192
2003 157 154 161 188
2004 149 146 153 179
2005 147 143 150 175
2006 146 142 149 170
2007 142 139 146 166
2008 140 137 143 165
2009 134 130 137 157
2010 132 129 136 154
2011 131 128 135 153
2012 126 123 129 148
2013 129 126 132 148
2014 126 123 129 148
2015 126 123 129 147
2016 129 126 132 146
2017 126 123 129 143
2018 125 122 128 144
2019 122 119 125 141
2020 147 143 150 176
2021 160 157 164 183
2022 134 131 137 155

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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 of England decreased from 166 per 100,000 in 2001 to 134 per 100,000 in 2022.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 411 405 417 462
2002 400 394 406 452
2003 390 385 396 443
2004 375 370 381 423
2005 363 357 368 412
2006 353 347 358 401
2007 346 341 351 390
2008 342 336 347 384
2009 327 322 333 368
2010 325 320 330 360
2011 310 305 315 349
2012 306 301 311 341
2013 307 302 312 338
2014 300 295 304 333
2015 302 297 306 335
2016 306 301 311 335
2017 299 295 304 328
2018 302 298 307 331
2019 292 288 297 322
2020 318 313 322 360
2021 327 322 332 363
2022 311 306 316 342

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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 of England decreased from 411 per 100,000 in 2001 to 311 per 100,000 in 2022.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period East of England Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1167 1157 1177 1229
2002 1166 1156 1176 1225
2003 1154 1144 1164 1225
2004 1097 1087 1106 1157
2005 1077 1068 1086 1138
2006 1045 1036 1054 1100
2007 1019 1010 1028 1085
2008 1026 1017 1035 1086
2009 972 964 981 1028
2010 962 954 971 1011
2011 915 907 924 973
2012 929 921 937 982
2013 923 915 931 981
2014 899 892 907 950
2015 939 932 947 992
2016 918 911 926 967
2017 929 921 936 968
2018 931 924 939 968
2019 889 881 896 930
2020 985 977 993 1060
2021 968 961 976 1008
2022 920 913 927 972

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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 of England decreased from 1,167 per 100,000 in 2001 to 920 per 100,000 in 2022.