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Annual Mortality Statistics and Life Expectancy figures published

26 September 2018

The Annual Mortality report presents numbers of deaths occurring in calendar year 2017, by age and sex, and by causes of death. It also includes age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) to enable comparisons across time and between jurisdictions. 

In 2017:
  • there were 810 Jersey residents recorded as having died, comprising 420 deaths of males and 380 deaths of females
  • the crude mortality rate was 7.6 deaths per 1,000 population, and has been falling over time
  • the age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) for Jersey was 880, significantly lower than the overall ASMR for England (959)
  • the average (mean) age at death for Jersey residents was 79 years; an increase of 12 years since 1960 (67 years)
  • cancer remained the most frequent cause of death, accounting for almost one in three (30%) of all deaths

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.


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