Wrexham People To Live Long (…and Hopefully Prosper!)
New data gives an insight to how long people are expected to live for, and people born in Wrexham today are likely to live a few years extra than those born in the early 90’s!
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) information release gives a breakdown of various figures, but the ones we have picked out show the life expectancy at birth for men and women in 2014 compared to 1991. We have also included a couple of neighbouring authorities for a localish comparison!
This means men born in Wrexham in 2014 are likely to have a five and a half year extra long life compared to those born in 1991.
Male life expectancy at birth (years), by selected unitary / local authority:
| 1991 | 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 74.1 | 77.8 | +3.7 |
| Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 73.1 | 79.0 | +5.9 |
| Wrexham / Wrecsam | 73.0 | 78.5 | +5.5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | 73.8 | 79.5 | +5.7 |
Female life expectancy at birth (years), by selected unitary / local authority:
| 1991 | 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych | 79.7 | 81.3 | +1.6 |
| Flintshire / Sir y Fflint | 78.8 | 82.5 | +3.7 |
| Wrexham / Wrecsam | 78.8 | 81.8 | +3.0 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | 78.9 | 83.3 | +4.4 |
Other details were released by the ONS including the fact that in 2012–14, life expectancy for newborn baby boys was highest in Kensington and Chelsea (83.3 years) and lowest in Blackpool (74.7 years). For newborn baby girls, life expectancy was highest in Chiltern (86.7 years) and lowest in Middlesbrough (79.8 years).
The majority of local areas in the bottom 50 with the lowest life expectancy at birth (68% of areas for boys and 70% for girls) were in the North East, the North West and Wales.
The top 50 local areas with the highest male life expectancy at birth were in the South East, East, South West, London and East Midlands only. For females, the top 50 included areas in these regions and one each in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber.
The most rapid increases in life expectancy at birth over the last two decades were in London (7.0 years), the North East (6.0 years) and the North West (5.8 years), while the East (5.4 years) and South West (5.3 years) experienced the slowest increase. Consequently, regional differences in life expectancy at birth have reduced.
For men at age 65, life expectancy was highest in Kensington and Chelsea (21.6 years) and lowest in Manchester (15.9 years). For women at this age, life expectancy was highest in Camden (24.6 years) and again lowest in Manchester (18.8 years).
Pic: A snap from a very popular video we featured a while back of town in 1991 – you can view it here!
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