Health in Jersey refers to the overall health of the population of the Bailiwick of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. Life expectancy at birth for men in Jersey in 2017 was 80.6 years and for women 84.9 years.[1]

The States of Jersey Police report that there was an increase in activity related to mental health of 178% between 2012 and 2016.[2]

Health status

Births

In 2018, there were 942 births to Jersey-resident mothers.[3] The median age of mothers was 33.[4] The birth rate in Jersey per 1,000 women was 8.89. This was lower than the England rate of 11.6 in 2017. Jersey has had a lower birth rate than England since 2000.[5] The rate of pregnancy terminations in 2018 per 1,000 women was 9.5. This is much lower than the England and Wales rate of 17.3 per 1,000 women in 2017.[6]

Births to Jersey-resident mothers since 1993[3]
Year Total number of births
1993 1057
1994 1142
1995 1110
1996 1112
1997 1102
1998 1128
1999 1076
2000 978
2001 981
2002 933
2003 1009
2004 973
2005 970
2006 962
2007 1031
2008 1038
2009 1006
2010 1077
2011 1075
2012 1124
2013 1029
2014 985
2015 1021
2016 1020
2017 954
2018 942

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for a Jersey resident was 82.6 in 2016. At the age of 65, this figure was 20.6 in 2016. Males in Jersey have lower life expectancy both at birth and at age 65 than Females. At birth, the gap is around 3.8 years.[7]

Deaths

There were 820 deaths of Jersey residents in 2018. The median age of death was 81. The crude death rate was 7.71 per 1,000 population in 2018. The number of premature deaths for 2014-16 (that is deaths before the age of 75) was 777. This latter figure is higher in males than females.[7]

As at 12 March 2021, during the 2020-21 Covid-19 pandemic in Jersey, the island recorded 69 total deaths due to Covid-19. Of these, 52 were laboratory proven to be due to Covid-19. The deaths mostly affected males (62%) and those aged above the age of 80 (80-89, 44.9% of deaths; 90+, 20.3% of deaths).[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual Mortality Statistics and Life Expectancy figures published". Government of Jersey. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Demand for mental health call-outs in Jersey has 'significantly' increased". ITV. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Births - Annual number of births to Jersey resident mothers - Government of Jersey Open Data". opendata.gov.je. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Births - Annual median age of mothers - Government of Jersey Open Data". opendata.gov.je. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Births - Crude birth rate - Government of Jersey Open Data". opendata.gov.je. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Births and fertility". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Mortality and life expectancy". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and cases in Jersey". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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