List of British regions by life expectancy

According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in the United Kingdom was 81.30 years (79.36 for male, 83.21 for female). This is 0.14 years less than it was in the pre-COVID 2019.[1]

Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 81.24 years total (79.36 for male, 83.21 for female).[2]

According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in the United Kingdom was 81.22 years (79.50 years for male and 82.92 years for female).
And healthy life expectancy was 69.74 years (69.38 years for male and 70.07 years for female).[3]

Life expectancy in the UK as of 2023 is lower than in neighboring countries (Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, France).[1][2]

Office for National Statistics (2017–2019, 2022–2024)

By default the table is sorted by arithmetic mean for 2017–2019 period.

Regions of England
constituent country
or
region of England 		2017–2019 change 2022–2024
male female sex gap arith. mean male female sex gap arith. mean
London region 80.9 84.7 3.8 82.80 −0.20 80.5 84.7 4.2 82.60
South East England 80.8 84.3 3.5 82.55 0.00 80.7 84.4 3.7 82.55
South West England 80.4 84.1 3.7 82.25 −0.05 80.3 84.1 3.8 82.20
East of England 80.5 83.9 3.4 82.20 −0.05 80.3 84.0 3.7 82.15
England on average 79.8 83.4 3.6 81.60 −0.20 79.5 83.3 3.8 81.40
United Kingdom 79.4 83.1 3.7 81.25 −0.15 79.2 83.0 3.8 81.10
East Midlands 79.5 82.9 3.4 81.20 −0.30 79.0 82.8 3.8 80.90
West Midlands 79.0 82.9 3.9 80.95 −0.20 78.7 82.8 4.1 80.75
Northern Ireland 78.8 82.6 3.8 80.70 0.00 78.8 82.6 3.8 80.70
Yorkshire and the Humber 78.8 82.5 3.7 80.65 −0.35 78.3 82.3 4.0 80.30
Wales 78.5 82.3 3.8 80.40 −0.15 78.3 82.2 3.9 80.25
North West England 78.4 82.1 3.7 80.25 −0.35 77.9 81.9 4.0 79.90
North East England 78.0 81.8 3.8 79.90 −0.25 77.7 81.6 3.9 79.65
Scotland 77.2 81.1 3.9 79.15 0.00 77.2 81.1 3.9 79.15

Data source: Office for National Statistics.[4][5] Data for the United Kingdom on avarage for 2017–2019 are taken from an adjacent table of the same agency.[6]


Eurostat (2017, 2018)

By default the table is sorted by 2018.

code region 2017 2017
→2018 		2018
overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M
UK on average 81.3 79.5 83.1 3.6 0.0 81.3 79.5 83.1 3.6
UKI3 Inner London - West 83.9 82.2 85.6 3.4 0.8 84.7 82.9 86.5 3.6
UKI7 Outer London - West and North West 83.7 82.0 85.4 3.4 −0.3 83.4 81.4 85.3 3.9
UKJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire 82.9 81.1 84.6 3.5 0.3 83.2 81.6 84.7 3.1
UKJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex 82.8 81.1 84.5 3.4 0.1 82.9 81.2 84.6 3.4
UKI6 Outer London - South 83.1 81.3 84.8 3.5 −0.4 82.7 80.9 84.4 3.5
UKJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 82.3 80.6 84.0 3.4 0.2 82.5 80.8 84.2 3.4
UKK2 Dorset and Somerset 82.6 80.9 84.3 3.4 −0.2 82.4 80.5 84.3 3.8
UKI5 Outer London - East and North East 82.3 80.2 84.3 4.1 0.1 82.4 80.4 84.2 3.8
UKK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area 82.3 80.6 84.0 3.4 0.0 82.3 80.5 84.1 3.6
UKE2 North Yorkshire 82.5 80.8 84.1 3.3 −0.2 82.3 80.5 84.0 3.5
UKH1 East Anglia 82.4 80.6 84.1 3.5 −0.1 82.3 80.4 84.2 3.8
UKH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 82.5 80.8 84.1 3.3 −0.2 82.3 80.4 84.1 3.7
UKI4 Inner London - East 81.9 79.5 84.2 4.7 0.1 82.0 80.0 84.0 4.0
UKG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 82.1 80.0 84.1 4.1 −0.2 81.9 80.1 83.6 3.5
UKK4 Devon 82.0 80.3 83.7 3.4 −0.1 81.9 80.0 83.7 3.7
UKD6 Cheshire 81.9 80.2 83.5 3.3 0.0 81.9 80.0 83.7 3.7
UKH3 Essex 81.7 80.2 83.2 3.0 0.1 81.8 80.3 83.3 3.0
UKD1 Cumbria 81.4 79.7 83.1 3.4 0.2 81.6 79.8 83.3 3.5
UKJ4 Kent 81.7 80.0 83.5 3.5 −0.1 81.6 79.7 83.4 3.7
UKF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 81.7 79.9 83.5 3.6 −0.2 81.5 79.9 83.2 3.3
UKK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 81.7 80.0 83.4 3.4 −0.3 81.4 79.5 83.2 3.7
UKL2 East Wales 81.2 79.2 83.1 3.9 −0.2 81.0 79.1 83.0 3.9
UKF3 Lincolnshire 81.1 79.6 82.7 3.1 −0.1 81.0 79.0 82.9 3.9
UKF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 81.0 79.3 82.7 3.4 −0.1 80.9 79.3 82.6 3.3
UKG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire 81.1 79.5 82.7 3.2 −0.2 80.9 79.2 82.6 3.4
UKN0 Northern Ireland 80.6 78.6 82.6 4.0 0.3 80.9 79.1 82.6 3.5
UKE1 East Riding and North Lincolnshire 80.2 78.1 82.3 4.2 0.6 80.8 79.0 82.5 3.5
UKM5 North Eastern Scotland 80.4 78.6 82.2 3.6 −0.1 80.3 78.3 82.4 4.1
UKE3 South Yorkshire 80.5 78.7 82.2 3.5 −0.3 80.2 78.4 81.9 3.5
UKG3 West Midlands 80.3 78.2 82.3 4.1 −0.1 80.2 78.2 82.2 4.0
UKE4 West Yorkshire 80.4 78.4 82.2 3.8 −0.3 80.1 78.3 82.0 3.7
UKM6 Highlands and Islands 80.4 78.6 82.3 3.7 −0.4 80.0 78.4 81.7 3.3
UKD3 Greater Manchester 79.7 77.9 81.5 3.6 0.3 80.0 78.3 81.8 3.5
UKL1 West Wales and the Valleys 80.2 78.3 82.2 3.9 −0.2 80.0 78.0 82.0 4.0
UKD4 Lancashire 79.9 78.0 81.9 3.9 0.0 79.9 78.0 81.7 3.7
UKM7 Eastern Scotland 79.8 77.8 81.8 4.0 0.1 79.9 78.0 81.7 3.7
UKC2 Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 80.2 78.3 82.1 3.8 −0.3 79.9 77.8 82.0 4.2
UKC1 Tees Valley and Durham 79.8 77.9 81.6 3.7 0.0 79.8 78.0 81.6 3.6
UKD7 Merseyside 79.8 77.7 81.8 4.1 −0.2 79.6 77.7 81.3 3.6
UKM9 Southern Scotland 79.5 77.7 81.2 3.5 −0.3 79.2 77.4 80.8 3.4
UKM8 West Central Scotland 77.8 75.6 80.0 4.4 0.1 77.9 75.5 80.1 4.6

Data source: Eurostat[7][8]

Life expectancy in British regions in 2017 and 2018, according to Eurostat[7][8]
Life expectancy in British regions in comparison with regions of other European countries in 2017 and 2018, according to Eurostat[7][8]
(legends on the maps are different)


Global Data Lab (2019–2022)

Main article: List of European regions by life expectancy § Estimate of the Global Data Lab (2019—2022)
region 2019 2019
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2019
→2022
overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M
United Kingdom on average 81.73 79.93 83.47 3.54 −0.99 80.74 1.42 82.16 80.44 83.83 3.39 0.43
London region 83.27 81.38 85.08 3.70 −1.00 82.27 1.44 83.71 81.89 85.45 3.56 0.44
South East England 83.03 81.36 84.64 3.28 −1.00 82.03 1.44 83.47 81.88 85.00 3.12 0.44
East of England 82.55 80.81 84.24 3.43 −0.99 81.56 1.42 82.98 81.33 84.61 3.28 0.43
South West England 82.54 80.74 84.31 3.57 −0.99 81.55 1.43 82.98 81.25 84.68 3.43 0.44
East Midlands 81.54 79.92 83.21 3.29 −0.98 80.56 1.41 81.97 80.43 83.57 3.14 0.43
Northern Ireland 81.29 79.54 82.93 3.39 −0.98 80.31 1.41 81.72 80.04 83.29 3.25 0.43
West Midlands 81.17 79.35 82.97 3.62 −0.97 80.20 1.40 81.60 79.85 83.32 3.47 0.43
Yorkshire and the Humber 80.96 79.21 82.69 3.48 −0.97 79.99 1.40 81.39 79.71 83.05 3.34 0.43
Wales 80.76 78.84 82.71 3.87 −0.97 79.79 1.40 81.19 79.34 83.06 3.72 0.43
North West England 80.63 78.86 82.35 3.49 −0.97 79.66 1.40 81.06 79.36 82.71 3.35 0.43
North East England 80.24 78.32 82.15 3.83 −0.96 79.28 1.38 80.66 78.82 82.51 3.69 0.42
Scotland 79.64 77.68 81.48 3.80 −0.96 78.68 1.38 80.06 78.17 81.84 3.67 0.42

Data source: Global Data Lab[9]


Charts

  • Development of life expectancy in the United Kingdom according to estimation of the World Bank Group[2]
  • Life expectancy with calculated sex gap[2]
  • Life expectancy in comparison to prime ministers of the country[2]
  • Life expectancy in the United Kingdom according to estimation of Our World in Data[10]
  • Development of life expectancy in the United Kingdom in comparison to some big countries of the world[2]
  • Development of life expectancy in the United Kingdom in comparison to the largest by population European countries[2]
  • Development of life expectancy in the United Kingdom in comparison to neighboring countries[2]


  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the United Kingdom on the background of other countries of the world in 2019[3]
  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[3]
  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the United Kingdom on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019[3]
  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[3]


See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "World Population Prospects 2024" (XLSX). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 27 July 2024. — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Life expectancy at birth, total - United Kingdom". World Bank Group.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The Global Health Observatory: Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy". World Health Organization. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Life expectancy for local areas of the UK: between 2001 to 2003 and 2017 to 2019". Office for National Statistics. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2026. — section 2. Subnational life expectancy
  5. ^ "Life expectancy for local areas of the UK: between 2001 to 2003 and 2022 to 2024". Office for National Statistics. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026. — "Figure 1 data"
  6. ^ "National life tables – life expectancy in the UK: 2017 to 2019". Office for National Statistics. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2026. Life expectancy at birth in the UK in 2017 to 2019 was 79.4 years for males and 83.1 years for females
  7. ^ a b c "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024. — Dataset
  8. ^ a b c "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024. — Table. For visualization use tab "Map"
  9. ^ "Life expectancy 2022 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v8.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Life expectancy at birth: United Kingdom". Our World in Data.
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