Life expectation at birth by sex in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Life expectation at birth by sex was 83.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.21
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.28
in 2019
All-time low
58.85
in 1922
Years of data
102
1922–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in United Kingdom, 1922–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 83.21 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in United Kingdom peaked at 83.28 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.85, in 1922.
That places United Kingdom 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 102 years of available data.
Life expectation at birth by sex in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 58.85 | — |
| 1923 | 61.18 | +4.0% |
| 1924 | 59.98 | -2.0% |
| 1925 | 60.34 | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 61.5 | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 60.92 | -0.9% |
| 1928 | 61.91 | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 59.6 | -3.7% |
| 1930 | 62.86 | +5.5% |
| 1931 | 62 | -1.4% |
| 1932 | 62.42 | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 62.49 | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 63.25 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 63.94 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 63.84 | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 63.87 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 65.39 | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 65.8 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 63.51 | -3.5% |
| 1941 | 64.11 | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 66.74 | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 66.67 | -0.1% |
| 1944 | 67.57 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 68.32 | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 68.63 | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 68.79 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 70.62 | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 70.3 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 70.92 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 70.68 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 72.11 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 72.37 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 72.81 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 72.77 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 73.1 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 73.32 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 73.49 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 73.6 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 73.88 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 73.65 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 73.79 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 73.72 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 74.56 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 74.58 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 74.5 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 75.09 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 74.71 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 74.79 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 74.99 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 75.33 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 75.07 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 75.29 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.45 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 75.71 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 75.67 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 76.14 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 76.07 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.19 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 76.57 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 76.88 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.94 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 77.22 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 77.55 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.36 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.67 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.96 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 78.06 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.08 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 78.5 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.61 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.96 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.77 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.31 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 79.19 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 79.4 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.58 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 79.71 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.76 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.19 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.42 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.51 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.48 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.05 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.19 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.47 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.61 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.67 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.19 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.33 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.72 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.67 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.77 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.98 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.73 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.87 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.98 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.94 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.28 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.4 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.67 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.02 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.21 | +0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 83.21 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 83.21 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 60.53 | 58.85 | 61.91 | 8 |
| 1930s | 63.59 | 62 | 65.8 | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.53 | 63.51 | 70.62 | 10 |
| 1950s | 72.52 | 70.68 | 73.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.33 | 73.65 | 75.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.59 | 74.99 | 76.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.43 | 76.57 | 78.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.18 | 78.5 | 79.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.08 | 80.19 | 82.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.83 | 82.33 | 83.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.82 | 82.4 | 83.21 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in United Kingdom?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in United Kingdom was 83.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 83.28 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.85 in 1922.
- How does United Kingdom rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- United Kingdom ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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