The report examines changes in United Kingdom's life expectancy and the difference between female and male estimates.
Total life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom reached 81.4 years in 2024. Over the latest ten-year period, female life expectancy changed by +0.1 years and male life expectancy changed by +0.0 years. The gender gap was 3.8 years in 2024, up by 0.1 years over five years.
Based on comparable data for 2024, United Kingdom recorded the 42nd-highest life expectancy among 217 economies with available data.
United Kingdom Life Expectancy by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN); Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN); Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN).
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About the Indicators
Life expectancy at birth, total, years. The number of years a newborn would live if prevailing mortality patterns at the time of birth stayed the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, female, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for females only.
Life expectancy at birth, male, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for males only.