Healthy life expectancy in United Kingdom
Healthy life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom was 68.2 years in 2023.
United Kingdom, 2023
68.2
Change from 2022
+1.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
69.3 years
Position in 2023
35th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 68.2 years |
| 2022 | 67.3 years |
| 2021 | 67.9 years |
| 2020 | 68.0 years |
| 2019 | 69.2 years |
| 2018 | 68.8 years |
| 2017 | 69.0 years |
| 2016 | 68.9 years |
| 2015 | 68.8 years |
| 2014 | 69.1 years |
| 2013 | 68.9 years |
| 2012 | 69.0 years |
| 2011 | 69.0 years |
| 2010 | 68.7 years |
| 2009 | 68.6 years |
| 2008 | 68.3 years |
| 2007 | 68.3 years |
| 2006 | 68.2 years |
| 2005 | 68.0 years |
| 2004 | 67.8 years |
| 2003 | 67.4 years |
| 2002 | 67.4 years |
| 2001 | 67.3 years |
| 2000 | 67.2 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3% from 67.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 68.9 years, the figure has changed by −1.0%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 35th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth
81.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Healthy life years at birth
61.2 years
2018 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
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