§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of average life expectancy(a) by region and (b) by health authority. [14807]
§ Mr. HoramThe average expectation of life at birth for 1992, the latest year for which figures are available, for regional health authorities of England and Wales, is shown in the table.
Average expectation of life at birth from abridged life tables for 1992 Regional health authorities of England and Wales (in increasing order of male life expectancy) Health authority Expectation of life (years) Males Females North Western 72.3 77.6 Northern 72.4 77.7 Mersey 72.9 78.2 West Midlands 73.4 78.7 Wales 73.5 78.9 Trent 73.6 78.9 Yorkshire 73.6 78.8 England and Wales 73.8 79.2 North-east Thames 73.8 79.5 South-east Thames 74.0 79.6 North-west Thames 74.5 80.1 Oxford 74.9 79.6 South Western 74.9 80.3 Wessex 75.0 80.3 South-west Thames 75.2 80.3 East Anglia 75.4 80.3 By 1993, life expectancy for England and Wales has increased further by 0.2 years for men and 0.1 years for women.
687WCalculation of life expectancy at birth by type of authority and type of census ward will be published in "Population Trends" in spring 1996, copies of which will be placed in the Library.