Life expectancy at birth Health Service Delivery Area Total (years) Male (years) Female (years) 31 Richmond 84.9 82.9 86.7 32 Vancouver 82.6 80.0 85.1 33 North Shore/Coast Garibaldi 82.6 80.6 84.4 22 Fraser North 82.0 79.8 84.0 41 South Vancouver Island 82.0 79.8 84.0 23 Fraser South 81.6 79.5 83.5 13 Okanagan 80.9 78.5 83.3 11 East Kootenay 80.8 78.5 83.3 42 Central Vancouver Island 80.3 78.0 82.6 21 Fraser East 80.2 77.9 82.5 43 North Vancouver Island 80.1 77.8 82.5 12 Kootenay Boundary 79.9 77.8 82.0 14 Thompson Cariboo Shuswap 79.5 77.2 81.9 53 Northeast 79.1 76.8 81.6 52 Northern Interior 78.6 76.3 81.1 51 Northwest 78.5 76.4 80.9 British Columbia 81.4 79.2 83.6 One of the key international comparative indicators of health and wellness is life expectancy at birth. This is an outcome of several of the indicators already provided in this Atlas. Data for the 5 year average from 2005 to 2009 inclusive are provided in the table and three maps opposite for both sexes combined, and individually for males and for females. The average life expectancy at birth for the total population in the 2005 to 2009 period was 81.4 years. The latest comparative data for Canada (2005 to 2007 average) was 80.7 years, and BC had the highest life expectancy in the country (Statistics Canada, 2010). The range among HSDAs was 6.4 years, and varied from a high of 84.9 years for Richmond to a low of 78.5 years for Northwest. Richmond had a 2.3 year longer life expectancy when compared to Vancouver and North Shore/Coast Garibaldi (both at 82.6 years), the next highest HSDAs. Not all HSDAs shared in an increase in life expectancy: Northeast, Northwest, Thompson Cariboo Shuswap, and East Kootenay all had marginal reductions in life expectancy from the earlier 5 year average time period. The largest increase in life expectancy, 0.9 years, was recorded by South Vancouver Island. BC males had an average life expectancy of 79.2 years for the period 2005 to 2009. This was an increase over the 2001 to 2005 average of 78.5 years. Again, Richmond had the highest life expectancy at 82.9 years, a full 2.3 years more than the next highest, North Shore/Coast Garibaldi (80.6 years). At the other extreme, Northern Interior (76.3 years) and Northwest (76.4 years) had the lowest male life expectancies. While most HSDAs showed increases in life expectancy, East Kootenay, Northern Interior, and Northwest all showed marginal reductions. South Vancouver had the largest increase in life expectancy of 0.9 years from the 2001 to 2005 period. Female average life expectancy in BC for the period 2005 to 2009 was 83.6 years, 4.4 years higher than that for males, and an increase from 83.0 years for the 2001 to 2005 average. Richmond again had the highest life expectancy (86.7 years), 2.6 years more than the next highest HSDA, which was Vancouver at 85.1 years. At the Life expectancy for both sexes Life expectancy for males Life expectancy for females This is an increase from the 2001 to 2005 average of 80.8 years provided in the original Atlas. other extreme, Northwest had the lowest 5 year average life expectancy of 80.9 years. While most HSDAs witnessed increases in female life expectancy between the 2001 to 2005 and 2005 to 2009 periods, three saw a marginal decrease: Kootenay Boundary, Northeast, and East Kootenay. The largest increase in life expectancy occurred in South Vancouver Island, with a full 1 year increase. Overall, geographical patterns were similar for all three cohorts, and there were clear differences throughout the province. The highest life expectancies were found in the southwest lower mainland and South Vancouver Island regions of the province; life expectancies were lower in the interior of the province and the central and northern part of Vancouver Island, and lowest in the northern half of the province. The higher life expectancies of females were consistent for every HSDA, but the greatest difference between genders was 5.1 years for Vancouver. The increase in life expectancies was higher for males on average than for females, confirming a continuing trend of narrowing the gap between genders (Provincial Health Service Authority, 2007; Statistics Canada, 2010). Summary 300 BC Atlas of Wellness 2nd Edition
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Life expectancy at birth
Health Service Delivery Area
Total(years)
Male(years)
Female(years)
31 Richmond 84.9 82.9 86.732 Vancouver 82.6 80.0 85.133 North Shore/Coast Garibaldi 82.6 80.6 84.422 Fraser North 82.0 79.8 84.041 South Vancouver Island 82.0 79.8 84.023 Fraser South 81.6 79.5 83.513 Okanagan 80.9 78.5 83.311 East Kootenay 80.8 78.5 83.342 Central Vancouver Island 80.3 78.0 82.621 Fraser East 80.2 77.9 82.543 North Vancouver Island 80.1 77.8 82.512 Kootenay Boundary 79.9 77.8 82.014 Thompson Cariboo Shuswap 79.5 77.2 81.953 Northeast 79.1 76.8 81.652 Northern Interior 78.6 76.3 81.151 Northwest 78.5 76.4 80.9
British Columbia 81.4 79.2 83.6
One of the key international comparative indicators of
health and wellness is life expectancy at birth. This is an
outcome of several of the indicators already provided in
this Atlas. Data for the 5 year average from 2005 to 2009
inclusive are provided in the table and three maps
opposite for both sexes combined, and individually for
males and for females.
The average life expectancy at birth for the total
population in the 2005 to 2009 period was 81.4 years.
The latest
comparative data for Canada (2005 to 2007 average) was
80.7 years, and BC had the highest life expectancy in the
country (Statistics Canada, 2010). The range among
HSDAs was 6.4 years, and varied from a high of 84.9
years for Richmond to a low of 78.5 years for Northwest.
Richmond had a 2.3 year longer life expectancy when
compared to Vancouver and North Shore/Coast Garibaldi
(both at 82.6 years), the next highest HSDAs. Not all
HSDAs shared in an increase in life expectancy:
Northeast, Northwest, Thompson Cariboo Shuswap, and
East Kootenay all had marginal reductions in life
expectancy from the earlier 5 year average time period.
The largest increase in life expectancy, 0.9 years, was
recorded by South Vancouver Island.
BC males had an average life expectancy of 79.2 years for
the period 2005 to 2009. This was an increase over the
2001 to 2005 average of 78.5 years. Again, Richmond
had the highest life expectancy at 82.9 years, a full 2.3
years more than the next highest, North Shore/Coast
Garibaldi (80.6 years). At the other extreme, Northern
Interior (76.3 years) and Northwest (76.4 years) had the
lowest male life expectancies. While most HSDAs
showed increases in life expectancy, East Kootenay,
Northern Interior, and Northwest all showed marginal
reductions. South Vancouver had the largest increase in
life expectancy of 0.9 years from the 2001 to 2005 period.
Female average life expectancy in BC for the period 2005
to 2009 was 83.6 years, 4.4 years higher than that for
males, and an increase from 83.0 years for the 2001 to
2005 average. Richmond again had the highest life
expectancy (86.7 years), 2.6 years more than the next
highest HSDA, which was Vancouver at 85.1 years. At the
Life expectancy for both sexes
Life expectancy for males
Life expectancy for females
This is an increase from the 2001 to 2005 average of 80.8
years provided in the original Atlas.
other extreme, Northwest had the lowest 5 year average
life expectancy of 80.9 years. While most HSDAs
witnessed increases in female life expectancy between the
2001 to 2005 and 2005 to 2009 periods, three saw a
marginal decrease: Kootenay Boundary, Northeast, and
East Kootenay. The largest increase in life expectancy
occurred in South Vancouver Island, with a full 1 year
increase.
Overall, geographical patterns were similar for all three
cohorts, and there were clear differences throughout the
province. The highest life expectancies were found in the
southwest lower mainland and South Vancouver Island
regions of the province; life expectancies were lower in the
interior of the province and the central and northern part of
Vancouver Island, and lowest in the northern half of the
province. The higher life expectancies of females were
consistent for every HSDA, but the greatest difference
between genders was 5.1 years for Vancouver. The
increase in life expectancies was higher for males on
average than for females, confirming a continuing trend of
narrowing the gap between genders (Provincial Health
Service Authority, 2007; Statistics Canada, 2010).
Summary
300 BC Atlas of Wellness 2nd Edition
Life expectancy at birth
Total (years)
82.1 - 84.9
81.0 - 82.0
80.2 - 80.9
79.2 - 80.1
78.5 - 79.1
Male (years)
79.9 - 82.9
78.6 - 79.8
77.9 - 78.5
76.9 - 77.8
76.3 - 76.8
Female (years)
84.1 - 86.7
83.4 - 84.0
82.1 - 83.3
81.7 - 82.0
80.9 - 81.6
Source: BC Stats
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