In 2022 life expectancy for both males and females at birth fell when compared to 2021. Male life expectancy fell from 78.71 years to 78.57 years, and from 82.68 years to 82.57 years for women.
Life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
2020-22
78.57
82.57
2019-21
78.71
82.68
2018-20
78.95
82.8
2017-19
79.29
83.01
2016-18
79.18
82.88
2015-17
79.13
82.82
2014-16
79.13
82.83
2013-15
79.07
82.7
2012-14
79.05
82.79
2011-13
78.9
82.7
2010-12
78.7
82.57
2009-11
78.41
82.42
2008-10
78.01
82.08
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7072.57577.58082.585
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 11, 2024). Life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281671/life-expectancy-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281671/life-expectancy-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281671/life-expectancy-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Life Expectancy at Birth in The United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281671/life-expectancy-united-kingdom-uk-by-gender/
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