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.
Annual change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1981/83 to 2017/19, by gender
(in weeks)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 24, 2020). Annual change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1981/83 to 2017/19, by gender (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1981/83 to 2017/19, by gender (in weeks)." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Annual change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1981/83 to 2017/19, by gender (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Change in Life Expectancy at Birth in The United Kingdom from 1981/83 to 2017/19, by Gender (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual change in life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom from 1981/83 to 2017/19, by gender (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
