United Kingdom - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy improves in United Kingdom

In 2023 the life expectancy in United Kingdom increased to 81.24 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 83.21 years and for men 79.36 years.

United Kingdom’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 32th in 2022 to 36th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in United Kingdom over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 81.01 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 81.1 years.

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

United Kingdom - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	83.21	79.36	81.24
2022	83.02	79.10	81.01
2021	82.67	78.72	80.65
2020	82.40	78.36	80.33
2019	83.28	79.55	81.37
2018	83.10	79.50	81.30
2017	83.10	79.50	81.30
2016	83.00	79.40	81.20
2015	82.80	79.20	81.00
2014	83.20	79.50	81.40
2013	82.90	79.20	81.10
2012	82.80	79.10	81.00
2011	83.00	79.00	81.00
2010	82.60	78.60	80.60
2009	82.40	78.30	80.40
2008	81.80	77.70	79.80
2007	81.80	77.60	79.70
2006	81.60	77.30	79.50
2005	81.30	77.00	79.20
2004	81.10	76.80	79.00
2003	80.50	76.20	78.40
2002	80.60	76.00	78.30
2001	80.50	75.80	78.20
2000	80.30	75.50	78.00
1999	79.90	75.00	77.50
1998	79.80	74.80	77.40
1997	79.70	74.60	77.20
1996	79.50	74.30	77.00
1995	79.30	74.00	76.70
1994	79.50	74.10	76.80
1993	78.90	73.50	76.20
1992	79.20	73.80	76.43
1991	78.90	73.40	76.08
1990	78.80	73.10	75.88
1989	78.40	72.90	75.58
1988	78.30	72.60	75.38
1987	78.20	72.50	75.28
1986	77.90	72.10	74.93
1985	77.60	71.80	74.63
1984	77.80	71.90	74.78
1983	77.40	71.50	74.38
1982	77.20	71.30	74.18
1981	77.10	71.10	74.03
1980	76.80	70.70	73.68
1979	76.40	70.30	73.28
1978	76.30	70.20	73.18
1977	76.40	70.20	73.22
1976	75.90	69.80	72.78
1975	75.90	69.70	72.72
1974	75.70	69.50	72.52
1973	75.50	69.30	72.32
1972	75.30	69.10	72.12
1971	75.50	69.20	72.27
1970	75.20	68.90	71.97
1969	75.00	68.60	71.72
1968	74.90	68.70	71.72
1967	75.30	69.10	72.12
1966	74.80	68.50	71.57
1965	74.80	68.60	71.62
1964	74.80	68.60	71.62
1963	73.90	67.90	70.83
1962	74.00	68.00	70.93
1961	73.90	68.00	70.88
1960	74.20	68.20	71.13

United Kingdom - Life expectancy at birth