Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)

Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021): Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.4 Year in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
82.4 Year
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
129th
of 423 regions
All-time high
82.9 Year
in 2014
All-time low
78.6 Year
in 1993
Years of data
22
1993–2018

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021), 1993–2018

0204060801993200520181993: 78.6 Year1994: 78.9 Year1999: 79.7 Year2000: 79.6 Year2001: 80.2 Year2002: 80 Year2003: 80.2 Year2004: 80.9 Year2005: 80.9 Year2006: 81.5 Year2007: 81.6 Year2008: 81.5 Year2009: 82.1 Year2010: 82.2 Year2011: 82.8 Year2012: 82.6 Year2013: 82.4 Year2014: 82.9 Year2015: 82.2 Year2016: 82.3 Year2017: 82.6 Year2018: 82.4 Year

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.

Analysis

In 2018, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) stood at 82.4 Year.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) peaked at 82.9 Year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.6 Year, in 1993.

That places Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) 129th out of 423 regions with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021), 1993 to 2018.
Year Year Change
1993 78.6 Year
1994 78.9 Year +0.4%
1999 79.7 Year +1.0%
2000 79.6 Year -0.1%
2001 80.2 Year +0.8%
2002 80 Year -0.2%
2003 80.2 Year +0.3%
2004 80.9 Year +0.9%
2005 80.9 Year +0.0%
2006 81.5 Year +0.7%
2007 81.6 Year +0.1%
2008 81.5 Year -0.1%
2009 82.1 Year +0.7%
2010 82.2 Year +0.1%
2011 82.8 Year +0.7%
2012 82.6 Year -0.2%
2013 82.4 Year -0.2%
2014 82.9 Year +0.6%
2015 82.2 Year -0.8%
2016 82.3 Year +0.1%
2017 82.6 Year +0.4%
2018 82.4 Year -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.07 Year 78.6 Year 79.7 Year 3
2000s 80.85 Year 79.6 Year 82.1 Year 10
2010s 82.49 Year 82.2 Year 82.9 Year 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) was 82.4 Year in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 82.9 Year in 2014.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 78.6 Year in 1993.
How does Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) ranks 129th out of 423 regions with data for 2018.
Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
472 places, 12,592 data points, 1990–2024
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