LIFE expectancy in Jersey has increased since 2016 and on average women can expect to live three and a half years longer than men, a government report has revealed.
The Life Expectancy Report (2019-2021), published by Public Health, has revealed that the average life expectancy at birth in Jersey for that time period is 83.7 years. Females can expect to live on average for 85.4 years, in comparison to 81.9 years for males.
Life expectancy has increased over the last decade. Males have shown the biggest increases, with around three years being added to male life expectancy at birth, compared to the 2009-2011 period.
Female life expectancy has increased by 2.2 years when compared with the period 2009-2011.
The report showed that life expectancy at birth in Jersey is two years higher than in England.
Life expectancy of Islanders at 65, meaning the average further number of years a person can expect to live, was 22.8 years for females and 20 years for males.
