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Life expectancy in United Kingdom

1993 – 2024 · 32 data points 1 of 3 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1993 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 81.4years +0.4 since 2023
Countries · 2024 1 of 3 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +0.2
vs World +7.9 World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1993 – 2024 years · United Kingdom · World
+0.2 since 2014
United Kingdom World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024

Compared with Life expectancy · years
United Kingdom
81.4
World
73.5

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1993 – 2024
Latest value 81.4 · 2024
First value 76.3 · 1993
Highest 81.4 · 2019
Lowest 76.3 · 1993
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1993 – 2024

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2024 81.4 +0.4 73.5
2023estimate 81.0 ±0.0 73.3
2022 81.0 +0.5 73.0
2021estimate 80.5 +0.2 71.2
2020estimate 80.3 −1.1 72.2
2019estimate 81.4 +0.3 72.9
2018estimate 81.1 ±0.0 72.6
2017estimate 81.1 ±0.0 72.4
2016 81.1 +0.2 72.2
2015estimate 80.9 −0.3 72.0
2014 81.2 +0.2 71.8
2013 81.0 +0.1 71.5
2012 80.9 ±0.0 71.3
2011 80.9 +0.3 71.0
2010estimate 80.6 +0.3 70.7
2009estimate 80.3 +0.3 70.4
2008estimate 80.0 +0.3 70.0
2007estimate 79.7 +0.2 69.8
2006estimate 79.5 +0.2 69.5
2005estimate 79.3 +0.4 69.1
2004estimate 78.9 +0.2 68.8
2003estimate 78.7 +0.3 68.5
2002estimate 78.4 +0.2 68.2
2001estimate 78.2 +0.2 67.9
2000estimate 78.0 +0.5 67.7
1999estimate 77.5 +0.1 67.3
1998estimate 77.4 +0.2 67.1
1997estimate 77.2 +0.2 66.8
1996estimate 77.0 +0.3 66.5
1995estimate 76.7 −0.2 66.2
1994estimate 76.9 +0.6 66.0
1993estimate 76.3 65.7

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 South Korea 83.3
2 Canada 82.3
3 United Kingdom 81.4
4 Chile 80.6
5 United States 78.8
6 China 76.9
7 Argentina 76.7
8 Colombia 76.6
9 Brazil 75.9
10 Mexico 74.8
11 Russia 73.2
12 Indonesia 71.7
13 India 69.7

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).