Life Expectancy at birth and Healthy Life Expectancy at birth in Barnsley: 2015 to 2017

Business Improvement & Intelligence Team [email protected] December 2018 KEY POINTS: MALES

Life Expectancy at birth: • Life expectancy at birth for men in Barnsley in 2015-2017 is 78.1 years; lower than the Yorkshire and The Humber and England rates of 78.7 years and 79.6 years respectively.

• The gap in life expectancy at birth for males between Barnsley and England has decreased during the period 2001-2003 to 2015-2017 (from 1.6 years to 1.5 years).

• Barnsley is ranked 87 out of 123 local authorities (where 1 is the best), and is ranked higher than Wakefield, Doncaster and Rotherham.

Healthy Life Expectancy at birth: • Men, at birth, in Barnsley could expect to live 59.7 years in “good” health (3.7 year less than men in England overall).

• The gap in healthy life expectancy at birth for males between Barnsley and England has decreased by 1.8 years during the period 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 (from 5.5 years to 3.7 years). If recent trends continue, forecasts suggest that the gap could narrow to 2.9 years in six years’ time.

• Barnsley is ranked 92 out of 123 local authorities (where 1 is the best); an improvement from 2014- 2016 when Barnsley was ranked 103 out of 123. Barnsley’s 2015-2017 rank is higher than Rotherham and Wakefield. KEY POINTS: FEMALES Life Expectancy at birth: • Life expectancy at birth for women in Barnsley in 2015-2017 is 81.9 years; lower than the Yorkshire and The Humber and England rates of 82.4 years and 83.1 years respectively.

• The gap in life expectancy at birth for females between Barnsley and England has increased slightly during the period 2001-2003 to 2015-2017 (from 1.1 years to 1.2 years).

• Barnsley is ranked 88 out of 123 local authorities (where 1 is the best); an improvement from 2014- 2016 when Barnsley was ranked 90 out of 123. Barnsley’s 2015-2017 female rank is higher than Wakefield, Doncaster and Rotherham.

Healthy Life Expectancy at birth: • Women, at birth, in Barnsley could expect to live 61.0 years in “good” health (2.8 year less than women in England overall).

• The gap in healthy life expectancy at birth for females between Barnsley and England has decreased by 3.6 years during the period 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 (from 6.4 years to 2.8 years). If recent trends continue, forecasts suggest that the gap could narrow to 0.2 years in six years’ time.

• Barnsley is ranked 77 out of 123 local authorities (where 1 is the best); an improvement from 2014- 2016 when Barnsley was ranked 91 out of 123. Barnsley’s 2015-2017 rank is higher than Sheffield, Rotherham and Wakefield. Life expectancy at birth, healthy life expectancy at birth and the proportion of life spent in “good” health for males in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2015-2017 Life expectancy at birth, healthy life expectancy at birth and the proportion of life spent in “good” health for females in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2015-2017 LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH Trend in life expectancy at birth for males in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2001-2003 to 2015-2017 Trend in life expectancy at birth for females in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2001-2003 to 2015-2017 Life expectancy at birth (2015-2017 rankings)

Males:

Barnsley is ranked 87 out of 123 Unitary Authorities, Metropolitan and London Boroughs in England (where 1 is the best). This is a decline from 2014-2016 when Barnsley was ranked 79 out of 123. Barnsley’s 2015-2017 male ranking is higher than Wakefield (ranked 91), Doncaster (92) and Rotherham (95).

Females:

Barnsley is ranked 88 out of 123 Unitary Authorities, Metropolitan and London Boroughs in England (where 1 is the best). This is an improvement from 2014- 2016 when Barnsley was ranked 90 out of 123. Barnsley’s 2015-2017 female ranking is higher than Wakefield (ranked 91), Doncaster (94) and Rotherham (95). HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH Trend in healthy life expectancy at birth for males in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 Trend in healthy life expectancy at birth for females in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 Trend in healthy life expectancy at birth for males in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 Trend in healthy life expectancy at birth for females in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber and England: 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 Trend in healthy life expectancy at birth for males in Barnsley and England: 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 with forecasts to 2021-2023 Trend in healthy life expectancy at birth for females in Barnsley and England: 2009-2011 to 2015-2017 with forecasts to 2021-2023 Healthy life expectancy at birth (2015-2017 rankings)

Males:

Barnsley is ranked 92 out of 123 Unitary Authorities, Metropolitan and London Boroughs in England (where 1 is the best). This is an improvement from 2014- 2016 when Barnsley was ranked 103 out of 123. Barnsley’s 2015-2017 male ranking is higher than Rotherham (ranked 100) and Wakefield (103), but lower than Doncaster (68).

Females:

Barnsley is ranked 77 out of 123 Unitary Authorities, Metropolitan and London Boroughs in England (where 1 is the best). This is an improvement from 2014- 2016 when Barnsley was ranked 91 out of 123. Barnsley’s 2015-2017 female ranking is higher than Sheffield (ranked 88), Rotherham (116) and Wakefield (121), but slightly lower than Doncaster (75).