Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021)
Wales (NUTS 2021): Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 80.4 Year in 2018. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021), 1993–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2018, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) stood at 80.4 Year.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) peaked at 80.8 Year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.3 Year, in 1993.
That places Wales (NUTS 2021) 275th 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 Wales (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 76.3 Year | — |
| 1994 | 76.9 Year | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 77 Year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.6 Year | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.8 Year | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78 Year | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.9 Year | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.5 Year | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 78.9 Year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.3 Year | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79 Year | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.4 Year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.9 Year | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 80.1 Year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.5 Year | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.4 Year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.3 Year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.8 Year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.2 Year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 80.4 Year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.4 Year | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.73 Year | 76.3 Year | 77 Year | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.63 Year | 77.6 Year | 79.9 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.41 Year | 80.1 Year | 80.8 Year | 9 |
More health data for Wales (NUTS 2021)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.5 Rate (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 109 Number (2018)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 10,712 Number (2017)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.47 Rate (2018)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 145 Number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) was 80.4 Year in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8 Year in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3 Year in 1993.
- How does Wales (NUTS 2021) rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Wales (NUTS 2021) ranks 275th out of 423 regions with data for 2018.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wales (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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