Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy 2015-2017

Produced by the Public Health (Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance)
Authored by Statistics Jersey and published on 26 Sep 2018
Prepared internally, no external cost

Summary

The Life expectancy report presents the number of years, on average, males and females can expect to live, if they experienced the current age-specific mortality rates through their life time. 

• A newborn male in Jersey can expect to live, on average, for 80.6 years. 
  
• A 65 year old male can expect to live for an additional 19.2 years. 
  
• A newborn female in Jersey can expect to live, on average, for 84.9 years. 
  
• A 65 year old female can expect to live for an additional 22.0 years. 
  

The Life expectancy report also includes a new measure – the ‘Healthy Life expectancy’, which provides the number of years males and females can expect to live in ‘good’ or ‘very good’ health.

• A newborn male in Jersey can expect to live, on average, for 66.2 years in ‘good’ or ‘very good’ health. 
  
• A 65 year old male can expect to live for an additional 12.6 years in ‘good’ or ‘very good’ health. 
  
• A newborn female in Jersey can expect to live, on average, for 70.1 years in ‘good’ or ‘very good’ health.  
  
• A 65 year old female can expect to live for an additional 14.5 years in ‘good’ or ‘very good’ health.  
  

Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy 2015-2017