Meanwhile, men in the ‘Asian other’ category had half the risk of dying from cancer, with it killing just 175 men per 100,000.Īmong women, white females were most likely to die of cancer (265), followed by mixed- race (243), while Indian women were the least affected (144). White men had the highest chance of dying from cancer, with 382 per 100,000 dying from the disease. Researchers concluded cancer and heart disease are the biggest killers, together accounting for 61 per cent of all male deaths and 53 per cent of all female deaths in England and Wales.īut the proportion of deaths these conditions are responsible for varies between ethic groups, with the figure jumping to 64.7 per cent of all black Caribbean men who died, while it dropped to 55 per cent for the ‘mixed’ ethinc group. Pakistani individuals had the second-worst mortality rates, with males living to 84.8 and women to 82.3. Men in ‘other’ groups - which the ONS said includes Arab and Chinese people - were predicted to live to 86.9 years, while women for 84 years. This was followed by other black groups (86.8 and 82), Indian people (85.4 and 82.3), mixed race people (83.1 and 79.3). Researchers found white women lived for just 83.1 years, while men lived for 79.7 years - the shortest of the 10 ethnic groups studied.Īsian groups had the highest life expectancy - 86.9 years for women and 84.5 years for men - followed by Bangladeshi people (87.3 and 81.1), black Africans (88.9 and 83.8) and black Caribbeans (84.6 and 80.7).
The study aimed to determine and improve health in different ethnic groups and find out where further analysis is needed. The ONS used data from the 2011 Census - a self-reported survey of the UK population - as well as 1.3million death registrations from 2011 to 2014 to estimate how long different ethnic groups lived for and their causes of death. Low heart disease rates among black people and higher proportion of recent migrants in some ethinc groups pushed their life expectancy up, as people who migrate tend to be healthier than others, according to the ONS.īut the experts noted that mortality rates changed significantly during the Covid pandemic, which disproportionately affected black and Asian ethic groups.Īmong women, mixed, white and black Caribbean people had the shortest life expectancy Cancer deaths were lowest among Indian, Pakistani and other Asian groups.
Researchers said higher cancer rates among white people, as well as the increased likelihood of them drinking alcohol and smoking, bumped them down the mortality list. The life expectancy of white female Britons was 83.1 years, while men were expected to live for 79.7 years.īlack African women had the longest life expectancy of 88.9 years, followed by Bangladeshi women (87.3). Asian men had the highest life expectancy at 84.5 years. White people in England and Wales have the lowest life expectancy of any ethnic group, a major report has found.Ĭaucasians were also more likely to die from cancer than any other groups between 20, according to the first study of its kind by the Office for National Statistics.
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