Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in La Réunion
La Réunion: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 81.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in La Réunion, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in La Réunion is 81.9, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in La Réunion peaked at 82.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.5, in 1999.
That places La Réunion 182nd out of 427 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in La Réunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.5 | — |
| 2000 | 76.5 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 77.1 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 76.6 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.9 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.1 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 76.8 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 77.2 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.7 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 78.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.2 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.3 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.6 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 80.5 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.8 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.7 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.1 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.9 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.4 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.6 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.1 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.1 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 81.9 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.5 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.58 | 76.5 | 79.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.62 | 79.3 | 81.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.22 | 80.1 | 82.1 | 5 |
More health data for La Réunion
- Projected life expectancy by age (reached during the year), sex, type 89.6 (2100)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 3,873 (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 5.8 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 68 (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 2,920 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 3,438 (2020)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 123 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 9.24 (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 134,091 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 264,214 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in La Réunion?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in La Réunion was 81.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in La Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in La Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5 in 1999.
- How does La Réunion rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- La Réunion ranks 182nd out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in La Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this La Réunion 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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