Health in Jersey

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.

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

Births
In 2018, there were 942 births to Jersey-resident mothers. The median age of mothers was 33. 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. 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.

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.

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.

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).