Annual change in life expectancy at birth in the UK 1981-2019
Between 2017 and 2019 the annual change in life expectancy at birth increased by around 7 weeks for women and just over 6 weeks for men. During this provided time-period the highest annual change in life expectancy occurred between 2009 and 2011, when it was around 20 weeks for men and 18 weeks for women. In more recent years there has been a decrease in annual improvements in life expectancy, declining by half a week for women in between 2015 and 2017 and only improving by half a week for men.
