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Life expectancy in West Midlands
1993 – 2024 · 28 data points
6 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1993 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
80.9years
+0.3
since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024
6 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
±0.0
vs United Kingdom
−0.5
United Kingdom: 81.4 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1993 – 2024 years · West Midlands · United Kingdom · World
±0.0 since 2014
65
70
75
80
85
1993
2005
2010
2015
2024
West Midlands
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024
Compared with Life expectancy · years
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance West Midlands · 1993 – 2024
Latest value
80.9 · 2024
First value
76.2 · 1993
Highest
81.3 · 2019
Lowest
76.2 · 1993
Data points
28
By year
All years · 1993 – 2024
| Year | West Midlands | Change | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.9 | +0.3 | 81.4 | 73.5 |
| 2023estimate | 80.6 | −0.1 | 81.0 | 73.3 |
| 2022estimate | 80.7 | +0.7 | 81.0 | 73.0 |
| 2021estimate | 80.0 | +0.3 | 80.5 | 71.2 |
| 2020 | 79.7 | −1.6 | 80.3 | 72.2 |
| 2019estimate | 81.3 | +0.6 | 81.4 | 72.9 |
| 2018 | 80.7 | −0.2 | 81.1 | 72.6 |
| 2017estimate | 80.9 | +0.1 | 81.1 | 72.4 |
| 2016estimate | 80.8 | +0.1 | 81.1 | 72.2 |
| 2015estimate | 80.7 | −0.2 | 80.9 | 72.0 |
| 2014estimate | 80.9 | +0.2 | 81.2 | 71.8 |
| 2013estimate | 80.7 | −0.1 | 81.0 | 71.5 |
| 2012estimate | 80.8 | ±0.0 | 80.9 | 71.3 |
| 2011estimate | 80.8 | +0.5 | 80.9 | 71.0 |
| 2010 | 80.3 | +0.2 | 80.6 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 80.1 | +0.7 | 80.3 | 70.4 |
| 2008 | 79.4 | ±0.0 | 80.0 | 70.0 |
| 2007 | 79.4 | +0.4 | 79.7 | 69.8 |
| 2006 | 79.0 | +0.2 | 79.5 | 69.5 |
| 2005 | 78.8 | +0.1 | 79.3 | 69.1 |
| 2004estimate | 78.7 | +0.7 | 78.9 | 68.8 |
| 2003estimate | 78.0 | −0.1 | 78.7 | 68.5 |
| 2002 | 78.1 | +0.2 | 78.4 | 68.2 |
| 2001 | 77.9 | +0.2 | 78.2 | 67.9 |
| 2000estimate | 77.7 | +0.4 | 78.0 | 67.7 |
| 1999estimate | 77.3 | +0.5 | 77.5 | 67.3 |
| 1994estimate | 76.8 | +0.6 | 76.9 | 66.0 |
| 1993estimate | 76.2 | 76.3 | 65.7 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Life expectancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South West England | 82.0 | |
| 2 | South East England | 81.8 | |
| 3 | East of England | 81.5 | |
| 4 | Greater London | 81.2 | |
| 5 | East Midlands | 80.4 | |
| 6 | Northern Ireland | 80.1 | |
| 7 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 80.0 | |
| 8 | West Midlands | 80.0 | |
| 9 | Wales | 79.7 | |
| 10 | North West England | 79.3 | |
| 11 | North East England | 79.2 | |
| 12 | Scotland | 78.4 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021
What it means
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
How it is calculated
Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).
People
West Midlands in numbers
Population
6.2M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Population density
476
2024
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Children under 15
18.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2022
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom
Net migration
6.5
2023 · United Kingdom
Born abroad
17.1%
2024 · United Kingdom
Urban population
83.3%
2025 · United Kingdom