France - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy improves in France

In 2008 the life expectancy in France increased to 81.4 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.8 years and for men 77.8 years.

France’s position was held this year in position 8th with respect to the ranking of 193 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in France over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 81.3 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 78.7 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
2008	84.80	77.80	81.40
2007	84.80	77.60	81.30
2006	84.50	77.30	80.90
2005	83.80	76.70	80.30
2004	83.80	76.70	80.30
2003	82.70	75.70	79.30
2002	83.00	75.70	79.40
2001	83.00	75.50	79.30
2000	83.00	75.30	79.20
1999	82.70	75.00	78.90
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