United Kingdom · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
80.1 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2000 | 77.85839464 | 77.79148508 | 77.92530421 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2001 | 77.95184342 | 77.8969931 | 78.00669375 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2002 | 78.07797235 | 78.02372816 | 78.13221653 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2003 | 78.14795765 | 78.09118077 | 78.20473453 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2004 | 78.67634871 | 78.61289008 | 78.73980734 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2005 | 78.91215 | 78.85683934 | 78.96746065 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2006 | 79.22561092 | 79.16740042 | 79.28382142 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2007 | 79.41525763 | 79.35825373 | 79.47226153 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2008 | 79.53700634 | 79.47958591 | 79.59442678 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2009 | 80.03183927 | 79.97486791 | 80.08881063 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2010 | 80.25257339 | 80.19876528 | 80.3063815 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2011 | 80.64139781 | 80.58258282 | 80.70021281 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2012 | 80.64107832 | 80.58360707 | 80.69854957 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2013 | 80.68571114 | 80.62792182 | 80.74350046 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2014 | 80.93676029 | 80.87928081 | 80.99423977 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2015 | 80.65863594 | 80.59945037 | 80.7178215 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2016 | 80.81034292 | 80.75490833 | 80.86577751 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2017 | 80.92411386 | 80.86737946 | 80.98084826 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2018 | 80.6238199 | 80.5654419 | 80.6821979 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2019 | 81.22319266 | 81.1610489 | 81.28533643 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2020 | 80.14044898 | 80.13942757 | 80.20393026 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2021 | 80.10062783 | 80.09616146 | 80.17319359 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.