HC Deb 21 January 1992 vol 202 cc128-9W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the life expectancy rates for each year between 1985–86 and 1990–91 for males and females for(a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) Great Britain and (f) each of the member states of the European Community; and what information he has on (i) Finland, (ii) Norway, (iii) Sweden and (iv) Switzerland for the same period.

Expectation of life at birth (years) in the calendar years 1985–90
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Males
Scotland 69.9 70.0 70.4 70.4 70.5 71.1
England 71.9 72.1 72.5 72.6 72.9 73.2
Wales 71.0 71.3 71.8 72.3 72.3 72.7
Northern Ireland 70.2 70.3 70.9 70.7 71.3 71.8
Great Britain 71.7 71.9 72.3 72.4 72.6 72.9
Belgium 72.4
Denmark 71.6 71.7 72.0
France 71.3 71.5 72.0 72.5
Germany 71.5 72.6
Greece 74.2
Ireland 70.4 71.0
Italy 73.2
Luxembourg 70.6 70.6
Netherlands 73.0 73.7
Portugal 70.2 70.7 70.9
Spain 72.5 73.4
United Kingdom 71.7 71.9 72.3 72.4 72.6 72.9
Finland 70.5
Norway 72.8
Sweden 74.2
Switzerland 73.9
Females
Scotland 75.7 76.1 76.4 76.6 76.1 76.8
England 77.5 77.8 78.1 78.1 78.2 78.6
Wales 77.0 77.4 77.7 78.0 77.8 78.6
Northern Ireland 76.3 76.5 770 76.7 77.1 77.4
Great Britain 77.3 77.6 77.9 78.0 78.0 78.4
Belgium 79.0
Denmark 77.5 77.6 77.7
France 79.5 79.7 80.3 80.7
Germany 78.1 79.0
Greece 79.3
Ireland 76.0 79.7
Italy 77.3 79.7
Luxembourg 77.9
Netherlands 79.6 79.9
Portugal 77.1 77.5 77.9
Spain 78.6 80.1
United Kingdom 77.3 77.6 77.9 78.0 78.0 78.4
Finland 78.7
Norway 79.6
Sweden 80.2
Switzerland 80.7

sources: Government Actuary's Department and United Nations and EC publications.