Statistics on life expectancy at birth for males and females were published for health and local authorities in the United Kingdom.
Source: Life Expectancy at Birth by Health and Local Authorities in the United Kingdom 1991-1993 to 2002-2004, Office for National Statistics (web publication)
Links: Report | ONS press release
Date: 2005-Nov
An article presented the latest figures on male and female life expectancy at birth for Government Office Regions and local authorities in England and Wales for 2002 2004.
Source: 'Life expectancy at birth by local authorities in England and Wales, 2002 2004', Health Statistics Quarterly 28, Winter 2005, Office for National Statistics, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Article | ONS press release
Date: 2005-Nov
A paper said that mortality at age 70 could fall by three-quarters over the coming 40 years (equivalent to an average improvement of 3.5 per cent every year).
Source: Stephen Richards, James Kirkby and Iain Currie, The Importance of Year of Birth in Two-dimensional Mortality Data, Actuarial Profession (formerly Institute of Actuaries) (01865 268205)
Links: Paper (pdf) | Actuarial Profession press release
Date: 2005-Oct
Life expectancy results for administrative areas within Scotland were published. Life expectancy at birth was 73.8 years for males and 79.0 years for females: but this varied considerably between individual areas in Scotland.
Source: Life Expectancy for Administrative Areas within Scotland, 2002-2004, General Register Office for Scotland (0131 314 4243)
Links: Report (pdf) | SE press release
Date: 2005-Oct
Data from the Continuous Mortality Investigations Bureau (adviser to pensions fund actuaries) reportedly predicted that a man born in 1950 would live to just under 90. It found a general fall in mortality rates of around 30 per cent since the last round of research was carried out in 1994.
Source: Careandhealth magazine, 30 September 2005
Links: Careandhealth report | CIPD press release
Date: 2005-Sep
The Office for National Statistics proposed (following a review) a new series on healthy life expectancy that would provide an estimate for the United Kingdom as a whole, for the first time, by including information from Northern Ireland; and include improved estimates of general health rates for children aged under 16.
Source: Claudia Breakwell and Madhavi Bajekal, 'Review of sources and methods to monitor healthy life expectancy', Health Statistics Quarterly 26, Summer 2005, Office for National Statistics, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Article (pdf)
Date: 2005-May
Researchers said that sales of personal and stakeholder pensions were linked to whether people had an accurate understanding of how much longer they had to live. But people tended to underestimate the true figure by over 5 years (over 4.5 years for men, nearly 6 years for women).
Source: Chris O'Brien, Paul Fenn, Stephen Diacon, How Long Do People Expect To Live?, Research Report 2005-1, Centre for Risk and Insurance Studies/Nottingham University Business School (0115 846 6519)
Links: Report (pdf) | IOA press release (pdf) | Guardian report
Date: 2005-Mar
A report said that people in Wales were living longer, with average life expectancy for men rising in 2002 to 75.5 years (from 75.3 years in 2001) and for women of 80.1 years (80 in 2001): but there were substantial geographical variations. Some 18-23 per cent of the population reported a limiting long-term illness.
Source: Health Status Wales 2004-05, Office of the Chief Medical Officer/Welsh Assembly Government (029 2082 5111)
Links: Report (pdf) | WAG press release
Date: 2005-Feb
An article examined the magnitude of inequalities in health by area deprivation in England. Males and females living in the most deprived wards spent twice as many years in poor health, both in absolute (years of life) and relative (proportion of life) terms, than those living in the least deprived wards.
Source: Madhavi Bajekal, 'Healthy life expectancy by area deprivation: magnitude and trends in England, 1994 1999', Health Statistics Quarterly 25, Spring 2005, Office for National Statistics, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Article (pdf) | HDA press release | Guardian report
Date: 2005-Feb