Life expectancy at birth oecd in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 81 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
81
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 49 countries
All-time high
81.4
in 2014
All-time low
70.7
in 1961
Years of data
45
1960–2020
Life expectancy at birth oecd in United Kingdom, 1960–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth oecd in United Kingdom is 81, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth oecd in United Kingdom peaked at 81.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.7, in 1961.
United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.75 | 70.7 | 70.8 | 2 |
| 1970s | 71.9 | 71.9 | 71.9 | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.53 | 73.2 | 75.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.65 | 75.7 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.04 | 77.9 | 80.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.12 | 80.6 | 81.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,134 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 461 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 439,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 414,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 425,636 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 403,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 411,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 391,155 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth oecd in United Kingdom?
- Life expectancy at birth oecd in United Kingdom was 81 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4 in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
- United Kingdom ranks 23rd out of 49 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy at birth oecd rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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