In 2021, life expectancy at birth in Europe was 77 years, compared with the high of 79.1 years in 2019, and the low of 62.8 in 1950 and 1951. During this time period, life expectancy increased fastest between the 1950s and mid 1960s, with the rate of improvement slowing since then.
Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021
Characteristic
Life expectancy in years
2021
77
2020
77.7
2019
79.1
2018
78.8
2017
78.7
2016
78.4
2015
78
2014
77.9
2013
77.6
2012
77.3
2011
77.1
2010
76.5
2009
76.3
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UN DESA. (July 11, 2022). Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/
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UN DESA. (2022). Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/
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