Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021): Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 80.9 Year in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
80.9 Year
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
246th
of 423 regions
All-time high
80.9 Year
in 2018
All-time low
75.7 Year
in 1993
Years of data
22
1993–2018

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1993–2018

0204060801993200520181993: 75.7 Year1994: 76.2 Year1999: 77.1 Year2000: 77.6 Year2001: 78.1 Year2002: 78.1 Year2003: 78.5 Year2004: 78.7 Year2005: 79 Year2006: 79 Year2007: 79.2 Year2008: 79.2 Year2009: 79.7 Year2010: 79.8 Year2011: 80.5 Year2012: 80.4 Year2013: 80.4 Year2014: 80.8 Year2015: 80.4 Year2016: 80.8 Year2017: 80.6 Year2018: 80.9 Year

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.

Analysis

In 2018, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 80.9 Year. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 80.9 Year in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.7 Year, in 1993.

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 246th of 423 regions on this measure, 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 Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1993 to 2018.
Year Year Change
1993 75.7 Year
1994 76.2 Year +0.7%
1999 77.1 Year +1.2%
2000 77.6 Year +0.6%
2001 78.1 Year +0.6%
2002 78.1 Year +0.0%
2003 78.5 Year +0.5%
2004 78.7 Year +0.3%
2005 79 Year +0.4%
2006 79 Year +0.0%
2007 79.2 Year +0.3%
2008 79.2 Year +0.0%
2009 79.7 Year +0.6%
2010 79.8 Year +0.1%
2011 80.5 Year +0.9%
2012 80.4 Year -0.1%
2013 80.4 Year +0.0%
2014 80.8 Year +0.5%
2015 80.4 Year -0.5%
2016 80.8 Year +0.5%
2017 80.6 Year -0.2%
2018 80.9 Year +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.33 Year 75.7 Year 77.1 Year 3
2000s 78.71 Year 77.6 Year 79.7 Year 10
2010s 80.51 Year 79.8 Year 80.9 Year 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 80.9 Year in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 80.9 Year in 2018.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 75.7 Year in 1993.
How does Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 246th out of 423 regions with data for 2018.
Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Ireland (UK) (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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