Life expectancy 1751-2012

Year
Life expectancy in years
 
Men
Women
 At birthAt age 50

At age 65

At birthAt age 50At age 65
1751-1790
33.7218.1610.02 36.6419.5910.51
1791-1815
35.3517.269.29 38.4418.689.84
1816-1840
39.5017.559.58 43.5619.6010.44
1841-1850
41.6618.109.62 46.1020.2410.57
1851-1860
40.4918.4910.03 44.4020.2610.77
1861-1870
42.8019.4010.40 46.3721.3011.40
1871-1880
45.2720.8011.20 48.6222.6012.20
1881-1890
48.5521.9411.96 51.4723.6412.92
1891-1900
50.9422.4412.24 53.6324.0413.13
1901-1910
54.5323.1712.81 56.9824.7413.69
1911-1920
55.6023.3512.84 58.3824.7913.69
1921-1930
60.9724.1513.24 63.1625.1413.85
1931-1940
63.7624.0813.06 66.1325.1313.64
1941-1950
68.0625.0113.60 70.6526.2714.30
1951-1960
70.8925.5413.85 74.1027.4715.00
1961-1970
71.7325.7013.93 76.1328.8716.05
1971-1980
72.2625.8214.10 78.1030.4117.47
1981-1985
73.5526.4614.60 79.5331.4518.39
1986-1990
74.3727.1715.09 80.2232.0618.91
1991-1995
75.6028.0315.70 80.9832.5919.42
1996-2000
76.8928.9516.35 81.8333.1919.93
2001-2005
77.9929.8917.11 82.4133.6420.30
2006-2010 [1]
79.1230.8517.94 83.1634.2920.83
1983
73.6226.5114.65 79.6131.5918.49
1984
73.8426.7314.81 79.8931.7218.65
1985
73.7926.6014.66 79.6831.5918.50
1986
73.9726.8314.80 79.9931.8418.69
1987
74.1626.9914.99 80.1531.9918.90
1988
74.1526.9914.95 79.9631.8518.70
1989
74.7927.5615.40 80.5732.3719.17
1990
74.8127.5015.30 80.4132.2019.04
1991
74.9427.6015.42 80.5432.3419.21
1992
75.3527.8215.55 80.7932.4219.27
1993
75.4927.9115.56 80.7932.4019.19
1994
76.0828.4316.03 81.3832.9219.75
1995
76.1728.4215.97 81.4532.9019.70
1996
76.5128.6116.10 81.5332.9519.73
1997
76.7028.7716.25 81.8233.2019.92
1998
76.8728.9416.34 81.9433.3020.03
1999
77.0629.1116.45 81.9133.2319.92
2000
77.3829.4116.69 82.0333.3020.08
2001
77.5529.6016.88 82.0733.3620.06
2002
77.7329.6416.90 82.1133.3720.01
2003
77.9129.8317.01 82.4333.6720.32
2004
78.3530.1917.39 82.6833.9220.56
2005
78.4230.2117.36 82.7833.9320.61
2006 [1]
78.7030.4517.61 82.9134.1020.71
2007 [1]
78.9230.6917.83 82.9534.1020.62
2008 [1]
79.0930.8217.93 83.1334.2620.81
2009 [1]
79.3331.0818.13 83.3334.4520.99
2010 [1]
79.5231.1718.21 83.4934.5521.03
2011 [1]
79.7931.4118.37 83.6734.7321.17
2012
79.8731.5118.42 83.5434.6021.02

1) The life expectancy tables for 2006-2010 and the years 2006 to 2011 have been revised after a change in the method to even out the death risks for the oldest persons.

Source: SCB

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Comments

Life expectancy has increased mostly because of fewer infant deaths.

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