Northern Ireland Health & Social Care Inequalities Monitoring System

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a person can expect to live should current mortality

patterns stay constant. This report details how trends in mortality by age and cause of death explain recent

changes in life expectancy. The results are examined in the context of changes in the recording, measuring

and classifi cation of demographic data over recent years.

Source agency: Health, Social Service and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)

Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: NI HSC IMS An overview of changes in Northern Ireland life expectancy