Male life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom
Male life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom was 79.4 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 215 countries in 2023.
Male life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom, 1960 to 2023
All 64 values
| Period | years |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 79.4 |
| 2022 | 79.1 |
| 2021 | 78.7 |
| 2020 | 78.4 |
| 2019 | 79.6 |
| 2018 | 79.5 |
| 2017 | 79.5 |
| 2016 | 79.4 |
| 2015 | 79.2 |
| 2014 | 79.5 |
| 2013 | 79.2 |
| 2012 | 79.1 |
| 2011 | 79 |
| 2010 | 78.5 |
| 2009 | 78.1 |
| 2008 | 77.6 |
| 2007 | 77.4 |
| 2006 | 77.2 |
| 2005 | 77 |
| 2004 | 76.6 |
| 2003 | 76.3 |
| 2002 | 75.9 |
| 2001 | 75.7 |
| 2000 | 75.4 |
| 1999 | 75 |
| 1998 | 74.8 |
| 1997 | 74.7 |
| 1996 | 74.6 |
| 1995 | 74.3 |
| 1994 | 74.3 |
| 1993 | 73.8 |
| 1992 | 73.8 |
| 1991 | 73.4 |
| 1990 | 73.1 |
| 1989 | 72.9 |
| 1988 | 72.6 |
| 1987 | 72.5 |
| 1986 | 72.1 |
| 1985 | 71.8 |
| 1984 | 71.9 |
| 1983 | 71.5 |
| 1982 | 71.3 |
| 1981 | 71.1 |
| 1980 | 70.7 |
| 1979 | 70.3 |
| 1978 | 70.2 |
| 1977 | 70.2 |
| 1976 | 69.8 |
| 1975 | 69.7 |
| 1974 | 69.5 |
| 1973 | 69.3 |
| 1972 | 69.1 |
| 1971 | 69.2 |
| 1970 | 68.9 |
| 1969 | 68.6 |
| 1968 | 68.7 |
| 1967 | 69.1 |
| 1966 | 68.5 |
| 1965 | 68.6 |
| 1964 | 68.6 |
| 1963 | 67.9 |
| 1962 | 68 |
| 1961 | 68 |
| 1960 | 68.2 |
Rankings
Definition
Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.
How to cite
World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the male life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom?
Male life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom was 79.4 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 215 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.
What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom?
79.6 years in 2019, the highest value since 1960 in this series.