Life Expectancy

HC Deb 25 March 1993 vol 221 cc691-2W

Mr. Spellar

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the estimates of life expectancy in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Sackville

This information is shown in the table.

Life expectancy at birth United Kingdom (1979 to 1991, Male and Female)
	Life expectancy at birth
Year	Male	Female
1979	70.2	76.2
1980	70.6	76.6
1981	71.0	76.9
1982	71.1	77.0
1983	71.4	77.2
1984	71.8	77.6
1985	71.7	77.4
1986	71.9	77.7
1987	72.3	78.0
1988	72.5	78.1
1989	72.7	78.2
1990	73.0	78.5
1991	73.2	78.7

Source: Government Actuary's Department.