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Life expectancy in United Kingdom

Latest: 81.4
Previous: 81.2
Change: +0.15 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Years

Life expectancy over time

Annual, Years, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Life expectancy in United Kingdom
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	71.6
Dec 31, 1967	72.1
Dec 31, 1968	71.7
Dec 31, 1969	71.7
Dec 31, 1970	72.0
Dec 31, 1971	72.3
Dec 31, 1972	72.1
Dec 31, 1973	72.3
Dec 31, 1974	72.5
Dec 31, 1975	72.7
Dec 31, 1976	72.8
Dec 31, 1977	73.2
Dec 31, 1978	73.2
Dec 31, 1979	73.3
Dec 31, 1980	73.7
Dec 31, 1981	74.0
Dec 31, 1982	74.2
Dec 31, 1983	74.4
Dec 31, 1984	74.8
Dec 31, 1985	74.6
Dec 31, 1986	74.9
Dec 31, 1987	75.3
Dec 31, 1988	75.4
Dec 31, 1989	75.6
Dec 31, 1990	75.9
Dec 31, 1991	76.1
Dec 31, 1992	76.4
Dec 31, 1993	76.4
Dec 31, 1994	76.9
Dec 31, 1995	76.8
Dec 31, 1996	77.1
Dec 31, 1997	77.2
Dec 31, 1998	77.2
Dec 31, 1999	77.4
Dec 31, 2000	77.7
Dec 31, 2001	78.0
Dec 31, 2002	78.1
Dec 31, 2003	78.4
Dec 31, 2004	78.7
Dec 31, 2005	79.0
Dec 31, 2006	79.2
Dec 31, 2007	79.4
Dec 31, 2008	79.6
Dec 31, 2009	80.1
Dec 31, 2010	80.4
Dec 31, 2011	81.0
Dec 31, 2012	80.9
Dec 31, 2013	81.0
Dec 31, 2014	81.3
Dec 31, 2015	81.0
Dec 31, 2016	81.2
Dec 31, 2017	81.3
Dec 31, 2018	81.3
Dec 31, 2019	81.4
Dec 31, 2020	80.3
Dec 31, 2021	80.6
Dec 31, 2022	81.0
Dec 31, 2023	81.2
Dec 31, 2024	81.4
Dec 31, 2025	—

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