§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the life expectancy of males and females in England and Wales for the period 1977 to 1981.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe most recently available figures—as follows—are based on the numbers of deaths occurring in England and Wales in the three-year period 1977–79. The expectations are obtained by assuming a hypothetical population to be subject to the 1977–79 age-specific death rates in each successive year of age.
Expectation of life at birth (England and Wales): 1977–79 Males 70.2 years Females 76.4 years