Life Expectancy at Birth and Age 65 by Sex and Borough, England and Wales 2000-2010

Greater London Authority provides life expectancy statistics for England and Wales. The data covers the period from 2000-2002 to 2008-2010, with figures aggregated over three-year intervals to increase reliability at local authority levels. It includes life expectancy at birth and at age 65, broken down by sex and based on boundaries as of 2010.

Use Cases

• Analyze health inequality trends based on life expectancy data by borough and sex.
• Model demographic projections based on life expectancy at birth and at age 65.
• Assess public health policy effectiveness based on revised data spanning 2000-2010.

Strengths

• Data spans a decade from 2000-2002 to 2008-2010.
• Figures are aggregated over three-year periods to increase reliability at local levels.
• Includes breakdowns by sex and for both birth and age 65.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-06-24.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority, sourced from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official vital statistics and population registers.

Time Range

2000-2002 to 2008-2010.

Freshness

Data covers 2000-2010; metadata last updated 2026-06-24.

Geography

England and Wales, broken down by local authority (borough) based on 2010 boundaries.