In 2020/22, life expectancy at birth fell by almost 23 weeks for women and by over 37 weeks for men. During this provided time period the biggest improvements in life expectancy occurred in 2009/11, increasing by almost 54 weeks for men and just over 42 weeks for women.
Change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 2000/02 to 2020/22, by gender
(in weeks)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 11, 2024). Change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 2000/02 to 2020/22, by gender (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 2000/02 to 2020/22, by gender (in weeks)." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 2000/02 to 2020/22, by gender (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Change in Life Expectancy at Birth in The United Kingdom from 2000/02 to 2020/22, by Gender (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 2000/02 to 2020/22, by gender (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 2000/02 to 2020/22, by gender (in weeks) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/