Female life expectancy at birth fell in all four countries of the United Kingdom in 2020-22 when compared with 2019/21. English women had a life expectancy of 82.83, compared with 80.73 in Scotland, 81.82 in Wales and 82.26 in Northern Ireland.
Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by country
Characteristic
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
1980-82
77.04
75.31
76.42
75.53
1981-83
77.26
75.47
76.56
75.99
1982-84
77.48
75.62
76.95
76.32
1983-85
77.61
75.82
77.14
76.68
1984-86
77.75
76
77.41
76.89
1985-87
77.88
76.21
77.53
77.12
1986-88
78.1
76.5
77.89
77.28
1987-89
78.26
76.47
78.01
77.51
1988-90
78.44
76.6
78.27
77.63
1989-91
78.61
76.74
78.46
78.01
1990-92
78.88
77.11
78.78
78.4
1991-93
78.98
77.12
78.78
78.56
1992-94
79.23
77.31
78.93
78.69
1993-95
79.33
77.44
78.93
78.64
1994-96
79.51
77.73
79.07
78.93
1995-97
79.58
77.85
79.05
79.16
1996-98
79.74
78.04
79.24
79.48
1997-99
79.9
78.18
79.33
79.45
1998-00
80.12
78.36
79.58
79.55
1999-01
80.33
78.56
79.73
79.75
2000-02
80.57
78.78
80.01
80.13
2001-03
80.67
78.87
80.11
80.42
2002-04
80.89
79.06
80.33
80.55
2003-05
81.12
79.26
80.56
80.82
2004-06
81.47
79.55
80.93
80.96
2005-07
81.67
79.69
81.08
81.18
2006-08
81.85
79.84
81.23
81.2
2007-09
82.09
80.06
81.4
81.32
2008-10
82.33
80.32
81.66
81.43
2009-11
82.67
80.62
82.01
81.84
2010-12
82.82
80.75
82.09
82.12
2011-13
82.95
80.89
82.18
82.29
2012-14
83.04
81.06
82.26
82.29
2013-15
83.04
81.13
82.22
82.28
2014-16
83.07
81.15
82.3
82.3
2015-17
83.07
81.09
82.2
82.32
2016-18
83.14
81.09
82.22
82.4
2017-19
83.28
81.14
82.19
82.56
2018-20
83.06
80.99
81.94
82.41
2019-21
82.94
80.84
81.88
82.28
2020-22
82.83
80.73
81.82
82.26
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 12, 2024). Female 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/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by country." Chart. January 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Female 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/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Female Life Expectancy at Birth in The United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2020/22, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
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