Life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom was 81.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
United Kingdom, 2024
81.4
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
82.1 years
Position in 2024
42nd of 217
Life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.4 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 81.2 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 81.0 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 80.6 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 80.3 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 81.4 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 81.3 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 81.3 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 81.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 81.0 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 81.3 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 81.0 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 80.9 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 81.0 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 80.4 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 80.1 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 79.6 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 79.4 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 79.2 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 79.0 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 78.7 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 78.4 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 78.1 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 78.0 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 77.7 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 81.2 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.3 years, the figure has changed by +0.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 42nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, women
83.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
79.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat