80,91 years. That is the life expectancy of men born in the Marina Alta at birth, a figure that makes it the Valencian region with the highest life expectancy in 2017. It is followed by Bajo Segura (80,71 years) and Camp de Túria (80,55 years). In women, the region does not appear among the first three, positions occupied by Camp de Túria (85,70 years), Alto Palancia (85,51 years) and Bajo Segura (85,44 years).
Life expectancy at birth in the Region of Valencia has increased in 3,8 years in men and in 2,6 years in women, between years 2000 and 2015, according to data of the Valencian Observatory of Health of the Conselleria of Sanitat Universal and Public Health.
Thus, life expectancy at birth in men in the year 2000 was 75,7 years and in 2015 it increased up to 79,5 years. For their part, women in 2000 had a life expectancy at birth of 82,5 years and in 2015 grew up to 85,1 years.
Life expectancy at 65 years
Regarding the life expectancy at 65 years, for both sexes, in Spain it is located in 21,5 years; In Europe, in 20,7 years and in the Comunitat Valenciana, in 20,5 years.
In the 2000 year, the life expectancy at the 65 years in the men of the Comunitat Valenciana was 16,6 years and in 2015 it grew until the 18,5 years, that is, it has increased 1,9 years. For women, 2000 was in 20,4 years and 2015 has grown to 22,4 years, that is, has increased in 2 years.
As regards the regions with the highest life expectancy, 65 years in the Region of Valencia are in men: Marina Alta (19,70 years), Bajo Segura (19,59 years) and Alto Palancia (19,30 years). In women, the regions with the greatest life expectancy at 65 years are: Camp de Túria (22,76 years), Bajo Segura (22,71 years) and Alto Palancia (22,64 years).
Life expectancy is the most widely used indicator to make comparisons on the incidence of mortality in different populations and, based on this, on the health conditions and level of development of a population.
Life expectancy at birth in men and women has increased significantly in recent decades. In addition, in recent years, the difference between men and women in years of life expectancy at birth and 65 years has declined.
The key aspect in the evolution of the last decades has been the improvement of life expectancy in the elderly and advanced age. The sustained reduction in the mortality rate at these ages has led to an increase in the number of these people in the population as a whole, although the number of older women is considerably higher.
