Life expectancy at birth in England and Wales in 2000-2002 was 75.9 years for males and 80.6 years for females. The figures were a three-year average for 2000-2002, using populations based on the 2001 Census results.
Source: Life Expectancy at Birth: Local and health authorities in England and Wales, 2000-2002, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
Links: Tables (Excel file) | ONS press release (pdf)
Date: 2003-Nov
Revised figures (based on the 2001 Census) were published on life expectancy at birth for the whole of the United Kingdom. (This followed the addition of revised data for Scotland and Northern Ireland to that already available for England and Wales.)
Source: Life Expectancy at Birth by Health and Local Authorities in the United Kingdom, 1991-1993 to 1999-2001: Revised figures using 2001 Census based population estimates, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
Links: Report (pdf) | ONS press release (pdf) | ONS life expectancy homepage
Date: 2003-Aug
Interim life expectancy tables were published for 1999-2001. (The tables are produced annually for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries, based on the population estimates and deaths data, for a period of three consecutive years.)
Source: Historical Interim Life Tables, Government Actuary's Department (020 7211 2600)
Links: Link to tables
Date: 2003-Apr
Figures were published for life expectancy at birth, analysed by local authority in England and Wales, for the years 1991-93 to 1999-2001. The figures were revised to take into account the 2001 Census results. Ten areas were identified where female life expectancy dropped over the period.
Source: Life Expectancy at Birth by Local Authority in England and Wales 1991-1993 to 1999-2001, Office for National Statistics (020 7533 5210)
Links: Report (pdf) | Press release (pdf)
Date: 2003-Feb