Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
82.6
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
121st
of 427 regions
All-time high
82.6
in 2014
All-time low
77.6
in 1993
Years of data
22
1993–2018

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

0204060801993200520181993: 77.61994: 78.31999: 792000: 79.32001: 79.52002: 79.62003: 79.72004: 80.32005: 80.52006: 80.92007: 81.22008: 81.42009: 81.82010: 81.92011: 82.32012: 82.32013: 82.22014: 82.62015: 82.32016: 82.52017: 82.52018: 82.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2018, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 82.6. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 82.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 77.6, in 1993.

That places South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 121st out of 427 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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1993 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1993 77.6 —
1994 78.3 +0.9%
1999 79 +0.9%
2000 79.3 +0.4%
2001 79.5 +0.3%
2002 79.6 +0.1%
2003 79.7 +0.1%
2004 80.3 +0.8%
2005 80.5 +0.2%
2006 80.9 +0.5%
2007 81.2 +0.4%
2008 81.4 +0.2%
2009 81.8 +0.5%
2010 81.9 +0.1%
2011 82.3 +0.5%
2012 82.3 +0.0%
2013 82.2 -0.1%
2014 82.6 +0.5%
2015 82.3 -0.4%
2016 82.5 +0.2%
2017 82.5 +0.0%
2018 82.6 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.3 77.6 79 3
2000s 80.42 79.3 81.8 10
2010s 82.36 81.9 82.6 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 82.6 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 82.6 in 2014.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 77.6 in 1993.
How does South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 121st out of 427 regions with data for 2018.
Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South East (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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Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
478 places, 12,738 data points, 1990–2024
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