Male life expectancy at birth fell in all four countries of the United Kingdom in 2020-22 when compared with 2019/21. English men had a life expectancy of 78.83, compared with 76.52 in Scotland, 77.93 in Wales and 78.43 in Northern Ireland.
Male life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by country
Characteristic
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
1980-82
71.08
69.11
70.52
69.16
1981-83
71.32
69.34
70.69
69.74
1982-84
71.59
69.6
71.05
70.14
1983-85
71.79
69.87
71.17
70.32
1984-86
71.97
70.01
71.41
70.57
1985-87
72.15
70.21
71.55
70.9
1986-88
72.39
70.35
71.98
71.13
1987-89
72.65
70.55
72.33
71.48
1988-90
72.85
70.76
72.58
71.73
1989-91
73.08
71.06
72.8
72.13
1990-92
73.37
71.38
73.12
72.55
1991-93
73.59
71.47
73.24
72.73
1992-94
73.93
71.7
73.43
73
1993-95
74.1
71.88
73.42
73.11
1994-96
74.35
72.08
73.7
73.51
1995-97
74.51
72.23
73.81
73.82
1996-98
74.74
72.4
74.19
74.16
1997-99
75
72.64
74.3
74.27
1998-00
75.29
72.85
74.58
74.47
1999-01
75.61
73.1
74.82
74.79
2000-02
75.9
73.32
75.26
75.19
2001-03
76.13
73.51
75.47
75.55
2002-04
76.44
73.79
75.78
75.81
2003-05
76.79
74.23
76.1
75.99
2004-06
77.16
74.6
76.56
76.08
2005-07
77.45
74.8
76.68
76.14
2006-08
77.7
75
76.87
76.33
2007-09
78
75.35
77.08
76.67
2008-10
78.31
75.8
77.51
76.97
2009-11
78.71
76.21
77.83
77.4
2010-12
79.01
76.51
78.07
77.69
2011-13
79.2
76.77
78.15
78
2012-14
79.33
77.05
78.37
78.26
2013-15
79.34
77.1
78.36
78.31
2014-16
79.41
77.08
78.36
78.54
2015-17
79.43
77.02
78.22
78.47
2016-18
79.48
77.05
78.17
78.71
2017-19
79.59
77.13
78.34
78.79
2018-20
79.23
76.79
78.11
78.71
2019-21
78.99
76.57
77.98
78.47
2020-22
78.83
76.52
77.93
78.43
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 11, 2024). Male life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296722/male-life-expectancy-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Male life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by country." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296722/male-life-expectancy-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Male life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296722/male-life-expectancy-by-country-uk/
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