France - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy increases in France

In 1998 the life expectancy in France increased to 78.7 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 82.6 years and for men 74.8 years.

France’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 12th in 1997 to 9th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in France over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1997, when it was 78.3 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 76.1 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in France. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about France in French economy.

France - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1998	82.60	74.80	78.70
1997	82.30	74.50	78.30
1996	82.00	74.10	77.95
1995	81.90	73.80	77.75
1994	81.90	73.60	77.65
1993	81.50	73.30	77.30
1992	81.30	73.10	77.10
1991	81.10	72.80	76.85
1990	80.80	72.60	76.60
1989	80.60	72.30	76.35
1988	80.30	72.10	76.10
1987	80.00	71.80	75.80
1986	79.80	71.60	75.60
1985	79.50	71.30	75.30
1984	79.20	71.00	75.00
1983	79.00	70.80	74.80
1982	78.70	70.50	74.50
1981	78.50	70.30	74.30
1980	78.20	70.10	74.05
1979	78.00	69.90	73.85
1978	77.70	69.70	73.60
1977	77.50	69.40	73.35
1976	77.20	69.20	73.10
1975	76.90	69.00	72.85
1974	76.60	68.80	72.60
1973	76.30	68.60	72.36
1972	76.00	68.40	72.11
1971	75.80	68.20	71.91
1970	75.50	68.00	71.66
1969	75.30	67.80	71.46
1968	75.10	67.70	71.31
1967	74.90	67.60	71.16
1966	74.70	67.40	70.96
1965	74.50	67.30	70.81
1964	74.30	67.20	70.66
1963	74.10	67.10	70.51
1962	73.90	66.90	70.31
1961	73.60	66.80	70.12
1960	73.30	66.60	69.87

France - Life expectancy at birth