Life expectancy by age and sex in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Life expectancy by age and sex was 81.3 Year in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
81.3 Year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 56 countries
All-time high
81.4 Year
in 2014
All-time low
76.2 Year
in 1993
Years of data
26
1993–2018
Life expectancy by age and sex in United Kingdom, 1993–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 81.3 Year for life expectancy by age and sex in 2018.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in United Kingdom peaked at 81.4 Year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.2 Year, in 1993.
United Kingdom ranks 24th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 76.2 Year | — |
| 1994 | 76.8 Year | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 76.7 Year | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 77 Year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 78 Year | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79 Year | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.7 Year | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.4 Year | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 80.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81 Year | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81 Year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81 Year | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.2 Year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.3 Year | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.97 Year | 76.2 Year | 77.5 Year | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.05 Year | 78 Year | 80.4 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1 Year | 80.6 Year | 81.4 Year | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 21 Greece 81.9 Year compare
- 21 Netherlands 81.9 Year compare
- 21 Netherlands 81.9 Year compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 81.3 Year compare
- 26 Germany 81.2 Year compare
- 27 Albania 80.4 Year compare
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)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.21 Rate (2018)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 3,191 Number (2018)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million Number (2016)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million Number (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in United Kingdom?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in United Kingdom was 81.3 Year in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4 Year in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2 Year in 1993.
- How does United Kingdom rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- United Kingdom ranks 24th out of 56 countries with data for 2018.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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