Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — United Kingdom

Male life expectancy in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 79.54 years. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.6%.

2024 79.54 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank 40of 217
Period maximum 79.55 years2019
Period minimum 67.9 years1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — United Kingdom, 1960–20246570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.2 years1962: 68 years1964: 68.6 years1966: 68.5 years1968: 68.7 years1970: 68.9 years1972: 69.1 years1974: 69.5 years1976: 69.8 years1978: 70.2 years1980: 70.7 years1982: 71.3 years1984: 71.9 years1986: 72.1 years1988: 72.6 years1990: 73.1 years1992: 73.8 years1994: 74.3 years1996: 74.6 years1998: 74.8 years2000: 75.4 years2002: 75.9 years2004: 76.6 years2006: 77.2 years2008: 77.6 years2010: 78.5 years2012: 79.1 years2014: 79.5 years2016: 79.4 years2018: 79.5 years2020: 78.36 years2022: 79.1 years2024: 79.54 years
Change over the period: +11.34 (+16.63%) Average annual rate: 0.24 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 79.54 years
World 71.12 years
Europe & Central Asia 75.57 years
Northern Europe computed 79.76 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.54 +0.18 +0.23%
2023 79.36 +0.26 +0.33%
2022 79.1 +0.38 +0.48%
2021 78.72 +0.36 +0.46%
2020 78.36 −1.19 −1.5%
2019 79.55 +0.05 +0.07%
2018 79.5 +0 +0%
2017 79.5 +0.1 +0.13%
2016 79.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2015 79.2 −0.3 −0.38%
2014 79.5 +0.3 +0.38%
2013 79.2 +0.1 +0.13%
2012 79.1 +0.1 +0.13%
2011 79 +0.5 +0.64%
2010 78.5 +0.4 +0.51%
2009 78.1 +0.5 +0.64%
2008 77.6 +0.2 +0.26%
2007 77.4 +0.2 +0.26%
2006 77.2 +0.2 +0.26%
2005 77 +0.4 +0.52%
2004 76.6 +0.3 +0.39%
2003 76.3 +0.4 +0.53%
2002 75.9 +0.2 +0.26%
2001 75.7 +0.3 +0.4%
2000 75.4 +0.4 +0.53%
1999 75 +0.2 +0.27%
1998 74.8 +0.15 +0.2%
1997 74.65 +0.05 +0.07%
1996 74.6 +0.3 +0.4%
1995 74.3 +0 +0%
1994 74.3 +0.5 +0.68%
1993 73.8 +0 +0%
1992 73.8 +0.4 +0.54%
1991 73.4 +0.3 +0.41%
1990 73.1 +0.2 +0.27%
1989 72.9 +0.3 +0.41%
1988 72.6 +0.1 +0.14%
1987 72.5 +0.4 +0.55%
1986 72.1 +0.3 +0.42%
1985 71.8 −0.1 −0.14%
1984 71.9 +0.4 +0.56%
1983 71.5 +0.2 +0.28%
1982 71.3 +0.2 +0.28%
1981 71.1 +0.4 +0.57%
1980 70.7 +0.4 +0.57%
1979 70.3 +0.1 +0.14%
1978 70.2 +0 +0%
1977 70.2 +0.4 +0.57%
1976 69.8 +0.1 +0.14%
1975 69.7 +0.2 +0.29%
1974 69.5 +0.2 +0.29%
1973 69.3 +0.2 +0.29%
1972 69.1 −0.1 −0.14%
1971 69.2 +0.3 +0.44%
1970 68.9 +0.3 +0.44%
1969 68.6 −0.1 −0.15%
1968 68.7 −0.4 −0.58%
1967 69.1 +0.6 +0.88%
1966 68.5 −0.1 −0.15%
1965 68.6 +0 +0%
1964 68.6 +0.7 +1.03%
1963 67.9 −0.1 −0.15%
1962 68 +0 +0%
1961 68 −0.2 −0.29%
1960 68.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.