§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (i) if he will list the average expectation of life at birth(a) nationally and (b) regionally for (i) men and (ii) women in (y) 1994 and (z) 1995; [12033]
(2) if he will list the average life expectancy by region for (a) men and (b) women. [12032]
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§ Mr. BurnsThe average expectation of life at birth, according to the mortality rates experienced in 1992, the latest year for which individual figures are available for the regional health authorities of England and Wales, are shown in the following table. Figures for England and Wales as a whole for 1994 and 1995 are also shown:
Expectations of life at birth (years) Health authority 1992 1994 1995 Males Females Males Females Males Females England and Wales 73.8 79.2 74.4 79.7 74.3 79.5 Northern 72.4 77.7 — — — — Yorkshire 73.6 78.8 — — — — Trent 73.6 78.9 — — — — East Anglia 75.4 80.3 — — — — North West Thames 74.5 80.1 — — — — North East Thames 73.8 79.5 — — — — South East Thames 74.0 79.6 — — — — South West Thames 75.2 80.3 — — — — Wessex 75.0 80.3 — — — — Oxford 74.9 79.6 — — — — South Western 74.9 80.3 — — — — West Midlands 73.4 78.7 — — — — Mersey 72.9 78.2 — — — — North Western 72.3 77.6 — — — — Wales 73.5 78.9 — — — —
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those EU countries with greater life expectancy than the United Kingdom. [12034]
§ Mr. HoramAverage life expectancy in the United Kingdom in 1994 was 74.2 years among males and 79.6 years among females. The most recent data from other EU countries that was collected on a comparable basis-though not necessarily in precisely the same year-is shown in the table.
Average life expectancy at birth in the countries of the European Union for the latest year available for the male population and the female population separately.
Life expectancy at birth, EU countries, latest year Country Year Male Female Austria 1995 73.67 80.27 Belgium 1991 72.96 79.77 Denmark 1993 72.78 77.95 Germany 1994 73.16 79.71 Finland 1994 72.95 80.41 France 1994 74.42 82.83 Greece 1994 75.34 80.35 Ireland 1992 72.68 78.24 Italy 1992 74.20 80.91 Luxembourg 1994 73.43 80.51 Netherlands 1994 74.67 80.53 Portugal 1994 71.66 78.72 Spain 1992 73.86 81.36 Sweden 1993 75.63 81.02 United Kingdom 1994 74.18 79.61 Source:
World Health Organisation HFA (provisional).