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Version 4, September 2008
Male Life expectancy
The Government’s target is by 2010 to reduce at least 10% the gap between the fifth of local authorities with the lowest life expectancy at birth and the population as a whole.
South Tyneside is amongst the 10% of local authorities with the lowest male life expectancy at birth. The latest figures show that male life expectancy in South Tyneside is 75.2 years, compared to the national average of 77.3 years - a gap of 2.1 years.
Since the Inequalities target was set, the gap in life expectancy between South Tyneside and the national average has decreased from 2.2 years to 2.1 years (4.5% decrease).
Care should be taken in interpreting life expectancy statistics for local authorities, as these can be subject to substantial year-on-year fluctuations. However, the trend suggests that male life expectancy is increasing faster in South Tyneside than in England generally.
| 1991 - 1993 | 1992 - 1994 | 1993 - 1995 | 1994 - 1996 | 1995 - 1997 | 1996 - 1998 | 1997 - 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73.7 | 74.0 | 74.2 | 74.4 | 74.6 | 74.8 | 75.1 |
| North East | 72.0 | 72.4 | 72.7 | 73.0 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 73.5 |
| Gateshead | 71.4 | 71.7 | 71.9 | 72.5 | 72.8 | 72.8 | 72.9 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 71.5 | 72.1 | 72.4 | 72.8 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 73.3 |
| North Tyneside | 72.5 | 72.8 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 73.5 | 73.4 | 74.1 |
| South Tyneside | 71.8 | 72.0 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 72.9 | 72.8 | 72.9 |
| Sunderland | 71.6 | 72.0 | 72.3 | 72.6 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 73.2 |
| Difference between South Tyneside and England (years) | -1.9 | -2.0 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -2.2 |
| 1998 - 2000 | 1999 - 2001 | 2000 - 2002 | 2001 - 2003 | 2002 - 2004 | 2003 - 2005 | 2004 - 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75.4 | 75.7 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 77.32 |
| North East | 73.9 | 74.3 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 75.0 | 75.4 | 75.8 |
| Gateshead | 73.2 | 73.7 | 74.0 | 74.2 | 74.6 | 75.0 | 75.3 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 73.4 | 73.8 | 74.0 | 74.2 | 74.4 | 74.9 | 75.2 |
| North Tyneside | 74.5 | 75.2 | 75.1 | 75.2 | 75.0 | 75.6 | 76.2 |
| South Tyneside | 73.5 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 74.1 | 74.6 | 74.8 | 75.2 |
| Sunderland | 73.3 | 73.6 | 73.7 | 74.1 | 74.6 | 75.3 | 75.5 |
| Difference between South Tyneside and England (years) | -1.9 | -2.1 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.0 | -2.1 | 2.12 |
| * Life expectancy can be interpreted as the number of years a baby born in a particular area in a particular time period could be expected to live if it experienced the mortality rates in that area and time period throughout its life. Source: The National Centre for Health Outcomes Development website | |||||||
