The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 6 July 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the long-term trend for life expectancy is in Stoke-on-Trent. I am replying in her absence. (80603)'
Figures for life expectancy at birth for English regions and local authorities are published annually by ONS based on three-year rolling averages. Results are available from 1991-1993 to 2002-2004 and are included in the table below.
Males Females 1991-1993 71.5 77.1 1992-1994 71.9 77.5 1993-1995 72.1 77.8 1994-1996 72.2 78.6 1995-1997 72.5 78.6 1996-1998 72.7 78.7 1997-1999 72.6 78.6 1998-2000 72.8 78.7 1999-2001 73.1 78.8 2000-2002 73.5 78.9 2001-2003 73.3 78.9 2002-2004 73.2 78.7 1 Results are based on death registrations and mid-year population estimates for each three year period.