Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 84.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.2
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 427 regions
All-time high
84.2
in 2023
All-time low
77.7
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Rhône-Alpes, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Rhône-Alpes recorded 84.2 for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Rhône-Alpes peaked at 84.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.7, in 1990.
That places Rhône-Alpes 22nd out of 427 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Rhône-Alpes, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.7 | — |
| 1991 | 78 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.4 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.8 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 79 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.1 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.6 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 79.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79.9 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.1 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.2 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.3 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.2 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 82.4 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.6 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.5 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.2 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.5 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.4 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.1 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.5 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.8 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.7 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.8 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 83.5 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.2 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.85 | 77.7 | 79.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3 | 80.1 | 82.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.42 | 83 | 83.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.64 | 82.8 | 84.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rhône-Alpes
- 19 Denmark 82 compare
- 20 Greece 81.9 compare
- 20 Netherlands 81.9 compare
- 20 Netherlands 81.9 compare
- 23 Martinique 81.5 compare
- 24 United Kingdom 81.3 compare
- 24 United Kingdom 81.3 compare
More health data for Rhône-Alpes
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 35,201 (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.4 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 228 (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 23,212 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 37,216 (2020)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 555 (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 7.64 (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 1.53 million (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 775,393 (2021)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 750,058 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Rhône-Alpes?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Rhône-Alpes was 84.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Rhône-Alpes?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Rhône-Alpes?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7 in 1990.
- How does Rhône-Alpes rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Rhône-Alpes ranks 22nd out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Rhône-Alpes?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rhône-Alpes 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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