Period life expectancy (ex) values from the national life tables release, presented in time series format. These statistics are for males and females for England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the UK.

Period life expectancy by age and sex for 1980 to 2023 for England, Wales and combined England and Wales. Each life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a single year. Updated figures for the UK will be published when the data are available. Previous figures for the UK for 1980 to 2022 are available in our Single year life tables, UK and constituent countries dataset.

Period life expectancy by age and sex for 1980 to 2023 for England, Wales (and combined), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, and the UK. Each life table is based on population estimates, births and deaths for a single year.