HC Deb 26 February 1980 vol 979 cc538-9W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current expectancy of life for a man of the age of 65 years and for a woman of the age of 60; and what were the equivalent figures for the year 1955.

Sir George Young

The following figures are based on mortality data for England and Wales for the three-year periods indicated:

1954–56 1975–77
Expectation of life for males aged 65 11.9 12.5
Expectation of life for females aged 60 18.7 20.4