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23-11-2022, 08:33 PM
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Life expectancy stands at 83.34 years in the Canary Islands.
In 2020, the Canary Islands was the region in which a smaller reduction in life expectancy was observed compared to 2019, since there was a fall of only 0.1 years, while the national average registered a decrease of 1.5 years
According to the report Life expectancy in Spain corresponding to the year 2020, made public by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, November 23, the Canary Islands was the Autonomous Community in which life expectancy at birth grew the most between 2006 and 2020, since it increased by 3.7 years, well above the national average. which stood at 1.2 years.
The report states that life expectancy is, along with other measures based on mortality, the most frequently used health indicator in the evaluation of the health status of populations.
The report also states that the archipelago was the Autonomous Community in which a smaller reduction in life expectancy was experienced between 2019 and 2020, since there was only a fall of 0.1 years, well below the national average, which stands at 1.5 years, due to the impact of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 in the archipelago, especially in terms of mortality, it was lower than in other regions of the country where life expectancy fell more than in the Canary Islands.
Life expectancy at age 65
The Canary Islands is, in the series between 2006-2020, the autonomous community that experiences the greatest increase in life expectancy at 65 years, standing two points above the average. In addition, in 2020, the archipelago was the second Spanish region with the highest life expectancy at 65 years, since this parameter stands at 21.7 years. This figure is higher than the national average, which is 20.4 years, and places the Canary Islands only behind Galicia (21.9 years).
As for the years of healthy life at 65 years, the Canary Islands stands at 18.76 years, 0.84 points above the national average of 17.92.
Life expectancy at birth
According to this study, the archipelago was in 2020 the fourth Spanish region with the highest life expectancy at birth. This figure in the archipelago is 83.34 years, which means 1.1 years above the national average, which stands at 82.2 years. Above the Canary Islands are the Balearic Islands (83.83), Galicia (83.64) and the Basque Country (83.37).
This report collects the life expectancy of the Spanish population according to sex, age and autonomous community of residence and allows us to know the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the life expectancy of the Spanish population during 2020.
Life expectancy stands at 83.34 years in the Canary Islands.
In 2020, the Canary Islands was the region in which a smaller reduction in life expectancy was observed compared to 2019, since there was a fall of only 0.1 years, while the national average registered a decrease of 1.5 years
According to the report Life expectancy in Spain corresponding to the year 2020, made public by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, November 23, the Canary Islands was the Autonomous Community in which life expectancy at birth grew the most between 2006 and 2020, since it increased by 3.7 years, well above the national average. which stood at 1.2 years.
The report states that life expectancy is, along with other measures based on mortality, the most frequently used health indicator in the evaluation of the health status of populations.
The report also states that the archipelago was the Autonomous Community in which a smaller reduction in life expectancy was experienced between 2019 and 2020, since there was only a fall of 0.1 years, well below the national average, which stands at 1.5 years, due to the impact of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 in the archipelago, especially in terms of mortality, it was lower than in other regions of the country where life expectancy fell more than in the Canary Islands.
Life expectancy at age 65
The Canary Islands is, in the series between 2006-2020, the autonomous community that experiences the greatest increase in life expectancy at 65 years, standing two points above the average. In addition, in 2020, the archipelago was the second Spanish region with the highest life expectancy at 65 years, since this parameter stands at 21.7 years. This figure is higher than the national average, which is 20.4 years, and places the Canary Islands only behind Galicia (21.9 years).
As for the years of healthy life at 65 years, the Canary Islands stands at 18.76 years, 0.84 points above the national average of 17.92.
Life expectancy at birth
According to this study, the archipelago was in 2020 the fourth Spanish region with the highest life expectancy at birth. This figure in the archipelago is 83.34 years, which means 1.1 years above the national average, which stands at 82.2 years. Above the Canary Islands are the Balearic Islands (83.83), Galicia (83.64) and the Basque Country (83.37).
This report collects the life expectancy of the Spanish population according to sex, age and autonomous community of residence and allows us to know the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the life expectancy of the Spanish population during 2020.
