Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health was 76 Year in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
76 Year
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 40 countries
All-time high
77 Year
in 2011
All-time low
74.4 Year
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2018
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 76 Year for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in United Kingdom peaked at 77 Year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 74.4 Year, in 2005.
United Kingdom ranks 19th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.4 Year | — |
| 2006 | 75.1 Year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 75.5 Year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.2 Year | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77 Year | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75 Year | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 75.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.2 Year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.1 Year | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.3 Year | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 76 Year | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.54 Year | 74.4 Year | 76.5 Year | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.76 Year | 75 Year | 77 Year | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More health data for United Kingdom
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 167,589 Number (2017)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.9 Rate (2018)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.3 Year (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 2,817 Number (2018)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 196,784 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 167,589 Number (2017)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 3,191 Number (2018)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.21 Rate (2018)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million Number (2016)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million Number (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in United Kingdom?
- Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in United Kingdom was 76 Year in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 77 Year in 2011.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4 Year in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
- Is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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