Life Expectancy indicator overview
Explore editorial context for the indicator Life Expectancy.
Technical indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Eurostat dataset
TPS00205
Reference year
2024
EU
Europe
European benchmark
· 2024
80.8
Years
35
countries in the European snapshot
Coverage
35
Countries with comparable data
Data year
2024
Reference year
Topic
Quality of Life in Europe
Map countries with indicator page
European distribution
2024
· 35
countries
Medium-term movement
2019 → 2024
· 35 countries
Open trend
-
Improved
28
-
Unchanged
2
-
Worsened
5
Largest improvement
Albania
79.1 Years -> 80.4 Years
+1.3 Years
Largest deterioration
Iceland
83.2 Years -> 82.8 Years
-0.4 Years