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Life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period Yorkshire and the Humber Value, Male Yorkshire and the Humber Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2001 75.5 80.3 76 80.6
2002 75.4 80.3 76.2 80.8
2003 75.8 80.3 76.4 80.7
2004 76.3 80.7 76.9 81.3
2005 76.4 80.8 77.2 81.4
2006 76.8 81.2 77.5 81.8
2007 77.1 81 77.8 81.9
2008 77 81.3 78 81.9
2009 77.7 81.7 78.4 82.5
2010 78 81.9 78.8 82.6
2011 78.3 82.1 79.2 83
2012 78.4 82.3 79.3 83
2013 78.6 82.1 79.3 83
2014 78.8 82.6 79.6 83.3
2015 78.5 82.2 79.4 82.9
2016 78.7 82.4 79.5 83.1
2017 78.7 82.4 79.6 83.2
2018 78.7 82.3 79.5 83.2
2019 78.8 82.6 79.9 83.6
2020 77.5 81.6 78.5 82.5
2021 78 82 78.7 82.8
2022 78.1 82 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 Yorkshire and the Humber increased from 75.5 years in 2001 to 78.1 years in 2022. For females, the life expectancy in Yorkshire and the Humber increased from 80.3 years in 2001 to 82 years in 2022.


Healthy life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period Yorkshire and the Humber Value, Male Yorkshire and the Humber Value, Female England Value, Male England Value, Female
2009 - 11 60.8 62 63 64
2010 - 12 60.9 61.8 63.2 64
2011 - 13 61 61.6 63.2 63.8
2012 - 14 61.3 61.8 63.4 63.9
2013 - 15 61.4 61.9 63.4 64.1
2014 - 16 61.3 61.5 63.3 63.8
2015 - 17 61.7 61.5 63.4 63.8
2016 - 18 61.5 62.1 63.4 63.9
2017 - 19 61.2 61.9 63.2 63.5
2018 - 20 61.1 62.1 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 Yorkshire and the Humber changed from 60.8 years in 2009 to 2011 to 61.1 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the life expectancy in Yorkshire and the Humber changed from 62 years in 2009 to 2011 to 62.1 years in 2018 to 2020.


Inequality in life expectancy at birth

Male and Female, all ages

Time period Yorkshire and the Humber Value, Male Yorkshire and the Humber 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 9.7 7.4 9.1 6.8
2011 - 13 9.7 7.6 9 6.9
2012 - 14 9.7 7.8 9.1 7
2013 - 15 10 8 9.2 7.1
2014 - 16 10.2 8.1 9.4 7.3
2015 - 17 10.3 8.4 9.4 7.4
2016 - 18 10.4 8.5 9.5 7.5
2017 - 19 10.4 8.5 9.4 7.6
2018 - 20 10.7 8.8 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 Yorkshire and the Humber increased from 9.7 years in 2010 to 2012 to 10.7 years in 2018 to 2020. For females, the slope index of inequality in Yorkshire and the Humber increased from 7.4 years in 2010 to 2012 to 8.8 years in 2018 to 2020.


Deaths from preventable causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period Yorkshire and the Humber Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 215 211 220 197
2002 212 207 216 192
2003 203 198 207 188
2004 193 189 198 179
2005 193 189 197 175
2006 186 182 190 170
2007 184 180 188 166
2008 182 178 186 165
2009 173 169 177 157
2010 170 166 174 154
2011 173 169 177 153
2012 166 162 170 148
2013 166 163 170 148
2014 163 159 167 148
2015 164 160 167 147
2016 161 158 165 146
2017 162 158 166 143
2018 164 160 167 144
2019 165 162 169 141
2020 199 195 203 176
2021 201 197 205 183
2022 180 176 184 155

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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 Yorkshire and the Humber decreased from 215 per 100,000 in 2001 to 180 per 100,000 in 2022.


Deaths from all causes, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period Yorkshire and the Humber Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 485 478 492 462
2002 479 472 486 452
2003 464 457 471 443
2004 445 438 451 423
2005 437 431 444 412
2006 426 420 433 401
2007 419 412 425 390
2008 416 410 423 384
2009 396 390 402 368
2010 388 382 394 360
2011 385 379 391 349
2012 371 365 377 341
2013 365 359 370 338
2014 362 357 368 333
2015 362 357 368 335
2016 363 358 369 335
2017 363 357 368 328
2018 366 361 371 331
2019 357 352 363 322
2020 398 392 403 360
2021 395 389 400 363
2022 384 378 389 342

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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 Yorkshire and the Humber decreased from 485 per 100,000 in 2001 to 384 per 100,000 in 2022.


Deaths from all causes, all ages

Persons, all ages

Time period Yorkshire and the Humber Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 1268 1257 1279 1229
2002 1276 1265 1287 1225
2003 1263 1252 1274 1225
2004 1214 1204 1225 1157
2005 1190 1179 1200 1138
2006 1146 1136 1157 1100
2007 1157 1147 1167 1085
2008 1152 1142 1162 1086
2009 1088 1078 1098 1028
2010 1071 1061 1080 1011
2011 1049 1040 1058 973
2012 1054 1044 1063 982
2013 1058 1048 1067 981
2014 1014 1005 1023 950
2015 1053 1044 1062 992
2016 1034 1025 1043 967
2017 1037 1028 1046 968
2018 1038 1029 1047 968
2019 1006 998 1015 930
2020 1151 1142 1160 1060
2021 1052 1043 1061 1008
2022 1054 1045 1063 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 Yorkshire and the Humber decreased from 1,268 per 100,000 in 2001 to 1,054 per 100,000 in 2022.