< < < Life expectancy at birth in years (female) 1991-1999
Life expectancy at birth in years (female) 1991-1999
Source:   National Statistics
Health Authority
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
England & Wales 78.83 79.20 79.01 79.52 79.57 79.69 79.87 80.04 80.10
South West 79.99 80.39 80.27 80.79 80.75 80.94 80.84 81.43 81.30
Somerset 80.62 80.59 80.46 80.62 81.11 81.11 80.86 81.46 81.37
S. & W. Devon 79.61 80.27 80.08 80.65 80.47 80.76 80.90 80.91 81.65
Wiltshire 79.66 80.22 79.86 80.32 80.26 80.50 80.37 80.85 80.76
Avon 80.01 80.13 79.89 81.30 81.08 81.17 80.90 81.47 81.26
Cornwall & Scilly 79.19 80.15 79.74 80.41 80.44 80.33 80.29 81.47 80.99
Dorset 80.39 80.96 81.23 81.37 81.15 81.48 81.67 82.06 81.92
N. & E. Devon 80.57 80.27 80.64 80.93 81.17 81.37 81.21 81.87 81.48
Gloucestershire 79.86 80.50 80.27 80.71 80.29 80.83 80.53 81.37 80.94