European ranking
22 / 41
Worsened by 1 positions since the previous year
United Kingdom: Life expectancy at birth
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
United Kingdom
Current reading for Life expectancy at birth in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Latest value
81.30 Years
Compared with Europe
+1.6 puntos
United Kingdom is 1.6 points above the European average.
EU: 79.72
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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
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At a glance
United Kingdom performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, Life expectancy is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 81.3 years versus 79.7 years in 2018, with a gap of 1.6 years.
Recent trend
In the United Kingdom, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 81.1 years in 2013 to 81.3 years in 2018. The latest value also changes little from 81.3 years in 2017, so the recent reading remains stable.
Reading within the topic
In United Kingdom, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.