Leeds life expectancy data in years, calculated as three-year averages. The dataset includes upper and lower 95% confidence intervals to help determine statistical significance between estimates. It was published by Leeds City Council, sourced from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) and GP registered populations, and was last updated on July 8, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in population health over time based on three-year average life expectancy.
- Compare life expectancy between different demographic groups or areas within Leeds using the provided confidence intervals.
- Model the impact of public health interventions on life expectancy based on historical trends.
- Assess statistical significance of observed differences in life expectancy using the upper and lower 95% confidence intervals.
Strengths
- Includes 95% confidence intervals for assessing statistical significance of differences.
- Data is sourced from authoritative UK government bodies (ONS and GP registrations).
- Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Leeds area and the uk_data platform.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics (ONS) and GP registered populations.
- Collection Method
- Likely aggregated from official vital statistics and population registers.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:44.205367; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Leeds, United Kingdom.