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Life expectancy at birth (years), 1994-1996 to 2006-2008

These tables give life expectancy in years at birth.

Life expectancy at birth (years), 1994-1996 to 2006-2008

Males

94-96
95-97
96-98
97-99
98-00
99-01
Christchurch
76.9
76.9
76.9
77.5
78.5
79.3
East Dorset
77.6
77.8
78.3
79.0
79.1
79.3
North Dorset
77.3
76.4
76.9
77.3
78.7
79.4
Purbeck
76.5
76.5
77.4
77.3
77.8
78.6
West Dorset
76.2
76.9
76.9
77.7
77.5
77.5
Weymouth & Portland
74.4
75.0
75.5
75.9
76.0
75.9
Bournemouth
74.8
74.6
74.9
75.3
75.5
75.8
Poole
75.9
75.9
76.5
77.0
77.5
77.9
England & Wales
74.3
74.5
74.7
75.0
75.3
75.6

Males (continued)

00-02
01-03
02-04
03-0504-0605-0706-082006-2008 Rankings
Christchurch
79.0
78.2
78.6
79.780.380.180.2(38)
East Dorset
79.5
80.1
80.7
80.881.481.381.2(7)
North Dorset
79.1
79.2
79.2
79.479.479.980.8(13)
Purbeck
79.2
79.7
79.4
79.179.579.680.6(17)
West Dorset
77.5
77.6
78.5
78.679.579.479.9(55)
Weymouth & Portland
75.6
75.9
76.4
77.477.978.578.1(212)
Bournemouth
75.9
76.1
76.6
77.277.977.978.1(220)
Poole
78.0
78.1
78.0
78.078.278.978.9(144)
England & Wales
75.9
76.1
76.4
76.877.277.577.8-

Females

94-96
95-97
96-98
97-99
98-00
99-01
Christchurch
81.9
82.1
82.3
82.4
82.1
83.0
East Dorset
83.4
83.2
83.0
83.2
82.8
82.9
North Dorset
81.5
81.9
83.082.983.0
83.0
Purbeck
81.1
81.682.3
82.5
83.2
83.2
West Dorset
81.6
81.481.481.782.3
82.7
Weymouth & Portland
80.0
80.180.881.681.5
81.4
Bournemouth
80.5
80.4
80.7
80.6
80.6
80.5
Poole
81.3
81.281.5
81.5
81.6
81.8
England & Wales
79.6
79.6
79.8
79.980.1
80.3

Females (continued)

00-02
01-0302-0403-0504-0605-0706-082006-2008 Rankings
Christchurch
83.6
83.6
83.3
83.484.484.584.8(6)
East Dorset
82.9
83.4
83.9
84.184.785.085.1(4)
North Dorset
83.1
82.8
83.083.583.984.084.3(17)
Purbeck
82.9
82.982.983.783.884.184.0(30)
West Dorset
82.582.082.282.683.183.583.9(34)
Weymouth & Portland
81.481.681.781.882.281.982.2(200)
Bournemouth
81.081.581.981.881.982.182.2(197)
Poole
81.982.182.282.582.983.383.1(107)
England & Wales
80.680.780.881.181.581.782.0-

Bracketed figures = L.A. Rankings (2006-2008) - these are from 1 (longest life expectancy) to 432 (shortest life expectancy) and are for the UK as a whole.

Source: Office for National Statistics

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