§ Lord Shore of Stepneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the life expectancy at birth, of men and women separately, of those born in the United Kingdom in 1999–2000; and what were the comparable estimates in each decade since 1940. [HL4001]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyIn order to calculate life expectancy at birth of those born since 1940 it is
Life Expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom (a) Born in1 1940–41 1950–51 1960–61 1970–71 1980–81 1990–91 1999–2000 Males 70.7 75.2 76.7 77.7 78.6 79.3 79.6 Females 76.6 80.2 81.5 82.2 83.0 83.5 83.8
(b) Based on the mortality rates in the years: 1940–41 1950–51 1960–61 1970–71 1980–81 1990–91 1998–1999 Males 58.4 65.8 67.8 68.9 70.7 73.0 75.0 Females 63.5 70.4 73.6 75.2 76.7 78.6 79.8 1 Calculated using historical mortality to 1999 and the mortality assumptions from the 1998-based national population projections thereafter.