Trends in period life expectancy, a measure of the average number of years people will live beyond their current age, analysed by age and sex for the UK and its constituent countries.
Publications
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National life tables – life expectancy in the UK: 2017 to 2019
Trends in period life expectancy, a measure of the average number of years people will live beyond their current age, analysed by age and sex for the UK and its constituent countries.
Data
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Mortality rates (qx), by single year of age
Mortality rates (qx) values from the national life tables release, presented in time series format.
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Period expectation of life (ex), by single year of age
Period life expectancy (ex) values from the national life tables release, presented in time series format.
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National life tables: UK
Period life expectancy by age and sex for the UK. Each national life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a period of three consecutive years. Tables are published annually.
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National life tables: England and Wales
Period life expectancy by age and sex for England and Wales. Each national life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a period of three consecutive years. Tables are published annually.
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Single-year life tables, UK: 1980 to 2020
Period life expectancy by age and sex. Each life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a single year.
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National life tables: Scotland
Period life expectancy by age and sex for Scotland. Each national life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a period of three consecutive years. Tables are published annually.
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National life tables: England
Period life expectancy by age and sex for England. Each national life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a period of three consecutive years. Tables are published annually.
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National life tables: Great Britain
Period life expectancy by age and sex for Great Britain. Each national life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a period of three consecutive years. Tables are published annually.
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National life tables: Wales
Period life expectancy by age and sex for Wales. Each national life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a period of three consecutive years. Tables are published annually.
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Numbers dying between exact age x and x+1 (dx), by single year of age
Numbers dying between exact age x and x+1 (dx) values from the national life tables release, presented in time series format.
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Number surviving at exact age (lx), by single year of age
Number surviving at exact age (lx) values from the national life tables release, presented in time series format.
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National life tables: Northern Ireland
Period life expectancy by age and sex for Northern Ireland. Each national life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a period of three consecutive years. Tables are published annually.
Methodoleg
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National life tables QMI
Quality and methodology information for the national life tables.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and readily accessible
- are produced according to sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.