"Figure 2b: Female life expectancy is projected to increase in all countries of the UK over the next 25 years","" "Historical and projected female period life expectancy at birth for UK and its constituent countries under the principal 1.2% long-term improvement rate, 1981 to 2043","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","Period life expectancy at birth" "","" "Year","UK","England","Scotland","Northern Ireland","Wales" "1981","76.90","77.13","75.45","75.90","76.36" "1982","76.96","77.22","75.28","75.72","76.58" "1983","77.23","77.46","75.71","76.40","76.78" "1984","77.58","77.80","75.92","76.88","77.53" "1985","77.39","77.60","75.85","76.80","77.15" "1986","77.70","77.89","76.26","77.03","77.59" "1987","77.99","78.18","76.55","77.56","77.89" "1988","78.09","78.26","76.71","77.28","78.20" "1989","78.12","78.36","76.18","77.75","77.97" "1990","78.52","78.71","76.93","77.88","78.68" "1991","78.63","78.79","77.14","78.44","78.77" "1992","78.97","79.17","77.29","78.90","78.93" "1993","78.79","79.02","76.97","78.38","78.67" "1994","79.34","79.55","77.71","78.83","79.25" "1995","79.25","79.46","77.68","78.76","78.93" "1996","79.37","79.57","77.81","79.24","79.06" "1997","79.54","79.73","78.09","79.49","79.18" "1998","79.76","79.95","78.23","79.73","79.51" "1999","79.82","80.05","78.24","79.18","79.34" "2000","80.18","80.39","78.64","79.77","79.92" "2001","80.41","80.61","78.84","80.34","79.98" "2002","80.52","80.74","78.90","80.30","80.17" "2003","80.51","80.71","78.89","80.64","80.22" "2004","81.05","81.27","79.42","80.72","80.61" "2005","81.21","81.43","79.48","81.14","80.88" "2006","81.51","81.73","79.78","81.06","81.32" "2007","81.64","81.90","79.82","81.38","81.09" "2008","81.70","81.95","79.94","81.18","81.30" "2009","82.22","82.47","80.43","81.42","81.85" "2010","82.36","82.61","80.62","81.72","81.86" "2011","82.73","82.98","80.83","82.40","82.35" "2012","82.67","82.93","80.81","82.26","82.11" "2013","82.76","83.01","81.05","82.23","82.15" "2014","83.01","83.24","81.35","82.39","82.63" "2015","82.72","82.97","81.04","82.23","82.04" "2016","82.88","83.13","81.09","82.27","82.43" "2017","82.99","83.24","81.17","82.43","82.40" "2018","83.16","83.41","81.42","82.58","82.57" "2019","83.25","83.50","81.50","82.67","82.66" "2020","83.34","83.59","81.59","82.77","82.76" "2021","83.43","83.68","81.67","82.87","82.85" "2022","83.52","83.77","81.76","82.96","82.95" "2023","83.61","83.86","81.85","83.06","83.04" "2024","83.71","83.95","81.94","83.16","83.14" "2025","83.80","84.04","82.03","83.25","83.23" "2026","83.89","84.13","82.13","83.35","83.32" "2027","83.98","84.22","82.22","83.44","83.42" "2028","84.07","84.32","82.32","83.54","83.51" "2029","84.17","84.41","82.42","83.64","83.61" "2030","84.26","84.50","82.52","83.73","83.71" "2031","84.35","84.59","82.62","83.83","83.80" "2032","84.45","84.68","82.72","83.93","83.90" "2033","84.54","84.78","82.83","84.03","84.00" "2034","84.64","84.87","82.93","84.12","84.09" "2035","84.73","84.97","83.04","84.22","84.19" "2036","84.83","85.06","83.15","84.32","84.29" "2037","84.93","85.16","83.25","84.43","84.39" "2038","85.03","85.26","83.36","84.53","84.50" "2039","85.13","85.36","83.47","84.63","84.60" "2040","85.23","85.46","83.58","84.73","84.70" "2041","85.33","85.56","83.69","84.84","84.81" "2042","85.43","85.66","83.80","84.94","84.91" "2043","85.54","85.76","83.91","85.05","85.02"