Life Expectancy Data from the UK Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

Life expectancy data from the UK Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), indicator 90366, measures the average number of years a newborn would survive based on current area-specific mortality rates. The dataset is a summary measure of population health and all-cause mortality, published by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. It is available in CSV and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional health disparities based on geographic mortality rates mentioned in the description
• Modeling population health trends based on the all-cause mortality summary measure
• Studying the impact of premature mortality on life expectancy figures

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative UK Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
• Available in structured CSV format for analysis.
• Explicitly defines life expectancy as a summary measure of population health and mortality.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), indicator 90366

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Likely the United Kingdom, based on the source institution.