Data Skills Test

(Data Store)  http://www.guardian.co.uk/data-store

This graph is constructed for part of my Skills Test using the Guardian Data Store

This graph is showing data regarding the life expectancy of people in Lancashire, including both males and females.

The graph shows that females are expected to have the longest life expectancy in all areas of Lancashire, and are likely to die at older ages than men.

There is quite a large difference in the life expectancy for the men and women of Lancashire.

Life expectancy at birth in the UK has reached its highest level on record for both males and females. A newborn baby boy could expect to live 77.5 years and a newborn baby girl 81.7 years if mortality rates remain the same as they were in 2006-2008. Life expectancy in Lancashire, as in the UK as a whole, is on the increase, with the gap between male and female life expectancy narrowing. The pace of this convergence is greater in the areas where life expectancy is better, such as Fylde, where the gap has reduced by 1.5 years since 1991-1993, according to Lancashire County Council.

This expected to carry on for years to come.


http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/office_of_the_chief_executive/lancashireprofile/monitors/lifeexpect.asp