Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Continente

Continente: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
82.6
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
121st
of 427 regions
All-time high
82.6
in 2024
All-time low
74.3
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Continente, 1991–2024

0204060801991200720241991: 74.31992: 74.81993: 74.71994: 75.71995: 75.51996: 75.51997: 761998: 76.21999: 76.42000: 772001: 77.42002: 77.62003: 77.72004: 78.62005: 78.42006: 79.22007: 79.42008: 79.72009: 79.92010: 80.22011: 80.82012: 80.72013: 81.12014: 81.52015: 81.52016: 81.52017: 81.72018: 81.72019: 82.12020: 81.52021: 81.52022: 81.82023: 82.42024: 82.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Continente stood at 82.6. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Continente peaked at 82.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.3, in 1991.

That places Continente 121st out of 427 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Continente, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Continente, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 74.3 —
1992 74.8 +0.7%
1993 74.7 -0.1%
1994 75.7 +1.3%
1995 75.5 -0.3%
1996 75.5 +0.0%
1997 76 +0.7%
1998 76.2 +0.3%
1999 76.4 +0.3%
2000 77 +0.8%
2001 77.4 +0.5%
2002 77.6 +0.3%
2003 77.7 +0.1%
2004 78.6 +1.2%
2005 78.4 -0.3%
2006 79.2 +1.0%
2007 79.4 +0.3%
2008 79.7 +0.4%
2009 79.9 +0.3%
2010 80.2 +0.4%
2011 80.8 +0.7%
2012 80.7 -0.1%
2013 81.1 +0.5%
2014 81.5 +0.5%
2015 81.5 +0.0%
2016 81.5 +0.0%
2017 81.7 +0.2%
2018 81.7 +0.0%
2019 82.1 +0.5%
2020 81.5 -0.7%
2021 81.5 +0.0%
2022 81.8 +0.4%
2023 82.4 +0.7%
2024 82.6 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.46 74.3 76.4 9
2000s 78.49 77 79.9 10
2010s 81.28 80.2 82.1 10
2020s 81.96 81.5 82.6 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Continente?
Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Continente was 82.6 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Continente?
The highest recorded value was 82.6 in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Continente?
The lowest recorded value was 74.3 in 1991.
How does Continente rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
Continente ranks 121st out of 427 regions with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Continente?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Continente data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
478 places, 12,738 data points, 1990–2024
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