Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 80.8 Year in 2018. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1993–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2018, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 80.8 Year.
The figure is down 0.2% 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 West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 81 Year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.2 Year, in 1993.
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 252nd 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 West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 76.2 Year | — |
| 1994 | 76.7 Year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 77.4 Year | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 77.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78 Year | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 78 Year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.8 Year | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 78.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.2 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.3 Year | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.5 Year | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81 Year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.9 Year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.8 Year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 81 Year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.7 Year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.9 Year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81 Year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.8 Year | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.77 Year | 76.2 Year | 77.4 Year | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.82 Year | 77.7 Year | 80.3 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.84 Year | 80.5 Year | 81 Year | 9 |
More health data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 5.7 Rate (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 386 Number (2018)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.53 Rate (2018)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 316 Number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 80.8 Year in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 81 Year in 2011.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2 Year in 1993.
- How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 252nd out of 423 regions with data for 2018.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (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 West Midlands (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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