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How long you are going to live for is unknown...but how long you can expect to live for - on average, according to the available data - is not.
And a new official report has just been published, which crunches those numbers, and suggests that life expectancy in Jersey, particularly when compared to regions in the UK - for those born recently - is only getting longer.
What is Life Expectancy and how is it measured?
Life expectancy can be calculated for any age, to give the further number of years a person can expect to live on average, given the age they have attained.
Due to Jersey’s small population, data from three years (2019, 2020 and 2021) are all combined to calculate life expectancies.
Pictured: Some of the key findings from the report.
The report shows that the average life expectancy at birth in Jersey for 2019-2021 is 83.7 years. Females can expect to live on average 3.5 years longer than males, with life expectancy at birth for females at 85.4 years and 81.9 years for males.
Those who were turned 65 between 2019-2021 are expected to live another 21.5 years. Females in Jersey can expect to live on average, an additional 22.8 years, while males can expect to live for an additional 20.0 years.
Pictured: Over the past 20 years, average life expectancy at birth has increased. Most recent life expectancy at birth (2019-2021) remained statistically similar to the 2018-2020 period, for both females and males.
The report also shows that life expectancy has increased over the last decade. Males have shown the biggest increases, with around 3 years of life being added to male life expectancy at birth now, compared to the 2009-2011 period.
The report also shows how Jersey's life expectancy compared to Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and the UK.
Jersey’s life expectancy at birth for females and males are similar to Guernsey, which is likely to be due to the relative similarity of lifestyles and healthcare between the Islands. However, life expectancy at birth in Jersey is 2 years higher than in England.
Jersey has the smallest gender gap for life expectancy at birth when compared to Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and the devolved nations of the UK. However, when looking at life expectancy at age 65, Scotland and Northern Ireland have the smallest gender gap.
Pictured: The Channel Islands fared well compared to the Isle of Man and UK regions.
Jersey ranks highest in male life expectancy at birth and female life expectancy at age 65 when compared to other small Islands and the English regions.
When comparing Jersey to the English regions, the largest geographical gap in life expectancy is between Jersey and North-East England, with life expectancy at birth in Jersey being higher by around 4 years, and life expectancy at age 65 being higher in Jersey by around 3 years.
It is likely that this is due to eight key risk factors which are shown to be correlated to life expectancy, including occupation, income, few social contacts, smoking, alcohol, weight, physical activity, and diet.
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