Life expectancy at birth, the UK's nations

How long newborn boys and girls in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland could expect to live at the death rates of each three-year period since 1980 to 1982, from the ONS's national life tables, with the UK as the headline.

United Kingdom, females

83.0 years

2022–2024 · males 79.12 years

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Life expectancy at birth, the UK's nations

England, females
England, males
Wales, females
Wales, males
Scotland, females
Scotland, males
Northern Ireland, females
Northern Ireland, males

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

43 periods, newest first

Period	England, females	England, males	Wales, females	Wales, males	Scotland, females	Scotland, males	Northern Ireland, females	Northern Ireland, males
2022–2024	83.3 years	79.4 years	82.2 years	78.2 years	81.1 years	77.1 years	82.6 years	78.8 years
2021–2023	83.0 years	79.1 years	82.0 years	78.1 years	80.8 years	76.8 years	82.5 years	78.8 years
2020–2022	82.8 years	78.8 years	81.8 years	77.9 years	80.7 years	76.5 years	82.3 years	78.4 years
2019–2021	82.9 years	79.0 years	81.9 years	78.0 years	80.8 years	76.6 years	82.3 years	78.5 years
2018–2020	83.1 years	79.2 years	81.9 years	78.1 years	81.0 years	76.8 years	82.4 years	78.7 years
2017–2019	83.3 years	79.6 years	82.2 years	78.3 years	81.1 years	77.1 years	82.6 years	78.8 years
2016–2018	83.1 years	79.5 years	82.2 years	78.2 years	81.1 years	77.1 years	82.4 years	78.7 years
2015–2017	83.1 years	79.4 years	82.2 years	78.2 years	81.1 years	77.0 years	82.3 years	78.5 years
2014–2016	83.1 years	79.4 years	82.3 years	78.4 years	81.2 years	77.1 years	82.3 years	78.5 years
2013–2015	83.0 years	79.3 years	82.2 years	78.4 years	81.1 years	77.1 years	82.3 years	78.3 years
2012–2014	83.0 years	79.3 years	82.3 years	78.4 years	81.1 years	77.1 years	82.3 years	78.3 years
2011–2013	83.0 years	79.2 years	82.2 years	78.2 years	80.9 years	76.8 years	82.3 years	78.0 years
2010–2012	82.8 years	79.0 years	82.1 years	78.1 years	80.8 years	76.5 years	82.1 years	77.7 years
2009–2011	82.7 years	78.7 years	82.0 years	77.8 years	80.6 years	76.2 years	81.8 years	77.4 years
2008–2010	82.3 years	78.3 years	81.7 years	77.5 years	80.3 years	75.8 years	81.4 years	77.0 years
2007–2009	82.1 years	78.0 years	81.4 years	77.1 years	80.1 years	75.3 years	81.3 years	76.7 years
2006–2008	81.8 years	77.7 years	81.2 years	76.9 years	79.8 years	75.0 years	81.2 years	76.3 years
2005–2007	81.7 years	77.5 years	81.1 years	76.7 years	79.7 years	74.8 years	81.2 years	76.2 years
2004–2006	81.5 years	77.2 years	80.9 years	76.6 years	79.5 years	74.6 years	81.0 years	76.1 years
2003–2005	81.1 years	76.8 years	80.6 years	76.1 years	79.3 years	74.2 years	80.8 years	76.0 years
2002–2004	80.9 years	76.4 years	80.3 years	75.8 years	79.1 years	73.8 years	80.5 years	75.8 years
2001–2003	80.7 years	76.1 years	80.1 years	75.5 years	78.9 years	73.5 years	80.4 years	75.5 years
2000–2002	80.6 years	75.9 years	80.0 years	75.3 years	78.8 years	73.3 years	80.1 years	75.2 years
1999–2001	80.3 years	75.6 years	79.7 years	74.8 years	78.6 years	73.1 years	79.8 years	74.8 years
1998–2000	80.1 years	75.3 years	79.6 years	74.6 years	78.4 years	72.8 years	79.5 years	74.5 years
1997–1999	79.9 years	75.0 years	79.3 years	74.3 years	78.2 years	72.6 years	79.5 years	74.3 years
1996–1998	79.7 years	74.7 years	79.2 years	74.2 years	78.0 years	72.4 years	79.5 years	74.2 years
1995–1997	79.6 years	74.5 years	79.0 years	73.8 years	77.8 years	72.2 years	79.2 years	73.8 years
1994–1996	79.5 years	74.3 years	79.1 years	73.7 years	77.7 years	72.1 years	78.9 years	73.5 years
1993–1995	79.3 years	74.1 years	78.9 years	73.4 years	77.4 years	71.9 years	78.6 years	73.1 years
1992–1994	79.2 years	73.9 years	78.9 years	73.4 years	77.3 years	71.7 years	78.7 years	73.0 years
1991–1993	79.0 years	73.6 years	78.8 years	73.2 years	77.1 years	71.5 years	78.6 years	72.7 years
1990–1992	78.9 years	73.4 years	78.8 years	73.1 years	77.1 years	71.4 years	78.4 years	72.5 years
1989–1991	78.6 years	73.1 years	78.5 years	72.8 years	76.7 years	71.1 years	78.0 years	72.1 years
1988–1990	78.4 years	72.8 years	78.3 years	72.6 years	76.6 years	70.8 years	77.6 years	71.7 years
1987–1989	78.3 years	72.7 years	78.0 years	72.3 years	76.5 years	70.5 years	77.5 years	71.5 years
1986–1988	78.1 years	72.4 years	77.9 years	72.0 years	76.5 years	70.3 years	77.3 years	71.1 years
1985–1987	77.9 years	72.2 years	77.5 years	71.5 years	76.2 years	70.2 years	77.1 years	70.9 years
1984–1986	77.8 years	72.0 years	77.4 years	71.4 years	76.0 years	70.0 years	76.9 years	70.6 years
1983–1985	77.6 years	71.8 years	77.1 years	71.2 years	75.8 years	69.9 years	76.7 years	70.3 years
1982–1984	77.5 years	71.6 years	77.0 years	71.0 years	75.6 years	69.6 years	76.3 years	70.1 years
1981–1983	77.3 years	71.3 years	76.6 years	70.7 years	75.5 years	69.3 years	76.0 years	69.7 years
1980–1982	77.0 years	71.1 years	76.4 years	70.5 years	75.3 years	69.1 years	75.5 years	69.2 years

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Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:23 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:23 UTC; 344 of 344 figures matched the live source.

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Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	10 of 10 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	344 of 344 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	344 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	344 of 344 figures match exactly after downloading 10 source file(s) again (10 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	ONS edition is current	the latest period ends 2024-12-31, 670 days before retrieval (limit 900)
Pass	Previous editions agree	336 of 336 figures match the previous edition of each nation's life tables, within 0.01 years; 4 revised by up to 0.01 (Wales, females 2017–2019, Wales, females 2021–2023, Wales, males 2021–2023, Northern Ireland, females 2013–2015)
Pass	Source page answers	https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/lifeexpectancies/datasets/nationallifetablesunitedkingdomreferencetables – HTTP 200

Notes

Period life expectancy: the average years a newborn would live if the death rates of the three years shown held for the whole of its life. It is not a forecast, since death rates change.
Each release revises a few earlier periods by a hundredth of a year.