Life expectancy by age and sex in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: Life expectancy by age and sex was 82.1 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
82.1
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 61 countries
All-time high
82.3
in 2011
All-time low
75.7
in 1986
Years of data
27
1986–2012
Life expectancy by age and sex in Metropolitan France, 1986–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, life expectancy by age and sex in Metropolitan France stood at 82.1.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Metropolitan France peaked at 82.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 75.7, in 1986.
Metropolitan France ranks 16th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Metropolitan France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 75.7 | — |
| 1987 | 76.3 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 76.6 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 76.7 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 77 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.5 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 78.1 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 78.6 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.8 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.9 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.2 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.3 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.4 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.3 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.4 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.3 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.4 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.6 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.9 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.3 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.1 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.33 | 75.7 | 76.7 | 4 |
| 1990s | 77.98 | 77 | 78.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.33 | 79.2 | 81.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
More health data for Metropolitan France
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 377,938 (2020)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 220,843 (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 377,938 (2020)
- Infant mortality rates 1.6 (2012)
- Infant mortality 8,206 (2010)
- Infant mortality by age and sex 665 (2012)
- Deaths related to infectious diseases 6,840 (2024)
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence 2,434 (2024)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence 7.1 (2024)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother, country of residence and 5,688 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Metropolitan France?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Metropolitan France was 82.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7 in 1986.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Metropolitan France ranks 16th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Metropolitan France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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