Between 2016 and 2018 the annual change in life expectancy at birth increased by just over 4 weeks for women and just over three and a half weeks for men. During this provided time-period the highest annual change in life expectancy occurred during 2009-2011, 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 weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1981 to 2018, by gender
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 25, 2019). Annual change in life expectancy at birth in weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1981 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2020, 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 weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1981 to 2018, by gender." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Annual change in life expectancy at birth in weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1981 to 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 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 Weeks in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1981 to 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, 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 weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1981 to 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917279/life-expectancy-changes-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 04, 2020)
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