Female life expectancy in the United Kingdom between 2018 and 2020 was 83.12 years in England, compared with 82.09 in Wales, 81.01 in Scotland, and 82.38in Northern Ireland. During the provided time period, life expectancy for females has improved the most in Northern Ireland.
Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2018/20, by country
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 23, 2021). Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2018/20, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2018/20, by country." Chart. September 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2018/20, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Female Life Expectancy at Birth in The United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2018/20, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2018/20, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1980/82 to 2018/20, by country [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/296730/female-life-by-country-uk/