Between 1980 and 2022, life expectancy at 65 has increased for males and females in the United Kingdom. For men life expectancy has grown by around 5.29 years, while for women it has increased by about 3.85 years.
Life expectancy at 65 in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
1980-82
12.96
16.91
1981-83
13.05
17
1982-84
13.17
17.14
1983-85
13.24
17.2
1984-86
13.33
17.27
1985-87
13.44
17.35
1986-88
13.63
17.52
1987-89
13.76
17.59
1988-90
13.87
17.67
1989-91
13.98
17.74
1990-92
14.14
17.9
1991-93
14.21
17.89
1992-94
14.39
18.04
1993-95
14.48
18.08
1994-96
14.68
18.22
1995-97
14.8
18.25
1996-98
15
18.37
1997-99
15.19
18.47
1998-00
15.41
18.65
1999-01
15.66
18.83
2000-02
15.92
19.01
2001-03
16.1
19.08
2002-04
16.32
19.24
2003-05
16.58
19.42
2004-06
16.89
19.7
2005-07
17.12
19.86
2006-08
17.31
19.99
2007-09
17.53
20.19
2008-10
17.75
20.38
2009-11
18.02
20.65
2010-12
18.18
20.72
2011-13
18.29
20.78
2012-14
18.39
20.85
2013-15
18.42
20.84
2014-16
18.49
20.9
2015-17
18.49
20.86
2016-18
18.57
20.94
2017-19
18.67
21.05
2018-20
18.43
20.88
2019-21
18.33
20.84
2020-22
18.25
20.76
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 11, 2024). Life expectancy at 65 in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281661/life-expectancy-at-65-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Life expectancy at 65 in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281661/life-expectancy-at-65-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Life expectancy at 65 in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281661/life-expectancy-at-65-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Life Expectancy at 65 in The United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281661/life-expectancy-at-65-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Life expectancy at 65 in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281661/life-expectancy-at-65-uk-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Life expectancy at 65 in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281661/life-expectancy-at-65-uk-by-gender/
