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Life Expectancy in United Kingdom vs United States (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 81.7 years in the United Kingdom vs 79.8 in the United States. The United Kingdom is ranked 35/197 by life expectancy, and the United States is 47/197. In the United Kingdom, the life expectancy is 79.9 years for males and 83.6 years for females. In the United States, it's 77.4 years for males and 82.2 years for females.

United Kingdom vs United States life expectancy at birth by year

United Kingdom
Male

Female
United States
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
United Kingdom United States
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 81.7 79.9 83.6 79.8 77.4 82.2
2025 81.6 79.7 83.4 79.6 77.2 82.1
2024 81.4 79.5 83.3 79.5 77 82
2023 81.3 79.4 83.2 79.3 76.9 81.8
2022 81.1 79.1 83 78 75.3 80.8
2021 80.7 78.7 82.7 76.4 73.6 79.4
2020 80.4 78.4 82.4 77 74.3 79.9
2019 81.4 79.6 83.3 78.9 76.5 81.5
2018 81.1 79.2 82.9 78.8 76.3 81.3
2017 81.2 79.3 83 78.6 76.2 81.2
2016 81.1 79.2 82.9 78.7 76.2 81.2
2015 80.9 79 82.7 78.7 76.3 81.1
2014 81.2 79.2 83 78.9 76.5 81.3
2013 80.9 79 82.8 78.8 76.4 81.2
2012 80.9 79 82.7 78.8 76.4 81.2
2011 80.8 78.8 82.7 78.7 76.3 81.1
2010 80.4 78.3 82.3 78.7 76.2 81.1
2009 80.2 78 82.2 78.5 76 80.9
2008 79.7 77.5 81.7 78.1 75.6 80.6
2007 79.5 77.3 81.6 78 75.5 80.6
2006 79.3 77.1 81.5 77.8 75.2 80.3
2005 79.1 76.9 81.2 77.5 75 80.1
2004 78.9 76.6 81.1 77.5 75 80.1
2003 78.3 76.1 80.5 77.1 74.5 79.7
2002 78.2 75.8 80.5 77 74.3 79.6
2001 78.1 75.7 80.4 76.9 74.3 79.5
2000 77.8 75.4 80.2 76.8 74.1 79.4
1999 77.4 74.9 79.8 76.7 73.9 79.3
1998 77.3 74.7 79.7 76.7 73.8 79.4
1997 77.1 74.6 79.6 76.5 73.5 79.4
1996 76.9 74.2 79.4 76.2 73.1 79.2
1995 76.6 73.9 79.2 75.9 72.6 79.1
1994 76.7 74 79.3 75.7 72.4 79.1
1993 76.2 73.4 78.8 75.6 72.2 78.9
1992 76.3 73.5 79 75.8 72.3 79.2
1991 75.9 73.1 78.6 75.5 72 79
1990 75.7 72.8 78.5 75.4 71.8 78.8
1989 75.4 72.6 78.1 75.1 71.6 78.6
1988 75.3 72.3 78.1 74.8 71.3 78.3
1987 75.1 72.2 78 74.9 71.3 78.4
1986 74.8 71.8 77.7 74.7 71.1 78.3
1985 74.5 71.6 77.4 74.7 71.1 78.2
1984 74.7 71.7 77.6 74.7 71.1 78.2
1983 74.3 71.3 77.2 74.6 71 78.1
1982 74 71 76.9 74.5 70.8 78.1
1981 73.9 70.9 76.9 74.1 70.4 77.8
1980 73.6 70.5 76.6 73.7 70 77.5
1979 73.2 70.1 76.2 73.8 70 77.7
1978 73 69.9 76.1 73.4 69.6 77.2
1977 73.1 70 76.1 73.2 69.4 77.1
1976 72.6 69.5 75.7 72.8 69.1 76.7
1975 72.7 69.5 75.7 72.5 68.7 76.5
1974 72.4 69.2 75.5 72 68.2 75.8
1973 72.2 69 75.3 71.4 67.6 75.3
1972 72 68.8 75.1 71.2 67.4 75.1
1971 72.2 69 75.3 71.1 67.4 75
1970 71.9 68.7 75 70.7 67 74.6
1969 71.7 68.5 74.8 70.5 66.8 74.4
1968 71.7 68.6 74.7 70.2 66.6 74.1
1967 72.1 68.9 75.1 70.5 66.9 74.3
1966 71.4 68.3 74.5 70.2 66.7 74
1965 71.5 68.4 74.6 70.2 66.8 73.9
1964 71.5 68.4 74.6 70.2 66.8 73.8
1963 70.8 67.7 73.7 69.9 66.6 73.5
1962 70.9 67.8 73.8 70.1 66.9 73.6
1961 70.8 67.8 73.7 70.3 67 73.7
1960 71 68 73.9 69.8 66.6 73.3
1959 70.8 67.9 73.6 69.9 66.8 73.3
1958 70.7 67.8 73.5 69.7 66.6 73
1957 70.5 67.6 73.3 69.4 66.4 72.7
1956 70.4 67.6 73.1 69.6 66.6 72.9
1955 70.1 67.4 72.8 69.6 66.6 72.8
1954 70.2 67.4 72.8 69.5 66.6 72.7
1953 69.8 67.1 72.4 68.7 65.8 71.9
1952 69.5 66.8 72.1 68.4 65.5 71.5
1951 68.2 65.7 70.7 68.2 65.4 71.2
1950 68.6 66.2 70.9 68.1 65.4 71

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 68.6 years in the United Kingdom and 63.9 in the United States. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17.5 healthy years in the United Kingdom and 15.7 in the United States.

United Kingdom vs United States life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
52.4 vs 51.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
82.4 vs 81.0 years

Median expected age of death:
85.0 vs 84.2 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
United Kingdom United States
Male Female Male Female
40 99.0% 99.4% 98.1% 99.0%
50 96.9% 98.1% 95.1% 97.2%
60 92.5% 95.2% 88.7% 93.1%
65 88.6% 92.5% 83.5% 89.8%
70 82.7% 88.5% 76.9% 85.3%
75 74.1% 82.2% 68.0% 78.6%
80 61.3% 72.1% 56.1% 68.6%
85 43.7% 56.4% 40.7% 54.2%
90 23.5% 34.9% 22.8% 34.5%
95 7.6% 14.0% 8.0% 14.8%
100 1.1% 2.8% 1.4% 3.4%

Life expectancy by current age

United Kingdom
Male

Female
United States
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
United Kingdom United States
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.9 102.1 102.2 102 102.3
99 101.2 101 101.3 101.4 101.2 101.4
98 100.4 100.2 100.5 100.5 100.3 100.6
97 99.6 99.3 99.7 99.7 99.5 99.8
96 98.8 98.5 98.9 98.9 98.7 99.1
95 98 97.7 98.1 98.2 97.9 98.3
94 97.2 96.9 97.4 97.4 97.1 97.6
93 96.5 96.2 96.7 96.7 96.4 96.9
92 95.8 95.4 96 96 95.6 96.2
91 95.1 94.7 95.3 95.3 94.9 95.6
90 94.4 94 94.7 94.7 94.3 94.9
89 93.8 93.4 94.1 94.1 93.6 94.3
88 93.2 92.7 93.5 93.5 93 93.8
87 92.6 92.1 93 92.9 92.4 93.2
86 92.1 91.6 92.5 92.4 91.8 92.7
85 91.6 91 92 91.9 91.3 92.3
84 91.1 90.5 91.5 91.4 90.8 91.8
83 90.6 90 91.1 90.9 90.3 91.4
82 90.2 89.5 90.7 90.5 89.8 91
81 89.7 89 90.3 90.1 89.4 90.6
80 89.3 88.6 89.9 89.7 88.9 90.2
79 89 88.2 89.6 89.3 88.5 89.9
78 88.6 87.8 89.3 88.9 88.1 89.6
77 88.3 87.4 89 88.5 87.7 89.2
76 87.9 87 88.7 88.2 87.3 88.9
75 87.6 86.7 88.4 87.9 86.9 88.6
74 87.3 86.4 88.2 87.5 86.6 88.4
73 87.1 86.1 87.9 87.2 86.2 88.1
72 86.8 85.8 87.7 86.9 85.9 87.9
71 86.6 85.5 87.5 86.7 85.6 87.6
70 86.3 85.2 87.3 86.4 85.3 87.4
69 86.1 85 87.1 86.1 85 87.2
68 85.9 84.7 87 85.9 84.7 87
67 85.7 84.5 86.8 85.7 84.4 86.8
66 85.5 84.3 86.6 85.4 84.1 86.6
65 85.3 84.1 86.5 85.2 83.9 86.4
64 85.1 83.9 86.3 85 83.6 86.2
63 85 83.7 86.2 84.7 83.4 86
62 84.8 83.5 86 84.5 83.1 85.9
61 84.7 83.3 85.9 84.3 82.9 85.7
60 84.5 83.2 85.8 84.1 82.6 85.5
59 84.4 83 85.7 83.9 82.4 85.4
58 84.3 82.9 85.6 83.7 82.2 85.2
57 84.1 82.7 85.5 83.6 82 85.1
56 84 82.6 85.4 83.4 81.8 85
55 83.9 82.5 85.3 83.2 81.6 84.8
54 83.8 82.3 85.2 83.1 81.4 84.7
53 83.7 82.2 85.1 82.9 81.2 84.6
52 83.6 82.1 85 82.8 81.1 84.5
51 83.5 82 85 82.7 80.9 84.4
50 83.4 81.9 84.9 82.6 80.8 84.3
49 83.4 81.8 84.8 82.4 80.7 84.2
48 83.3 81.7 84.8 82.3 80.6 84.1
47 83.2 81.6 84.7 82.2 80.4 84
46 83.1 81.6 84.6 82.1 80.3 84
45 83.1 81.5 84.6 82.1 80.2 83.9
44 83 81.4 84.5 82 80.1 83.8
43 83 81.3 84.5 81.9 80 83.8
42 82.9 81.3 84.5 81.8 79.9 83.7
41 82.8 81.2 84.4 81.7 79.8 83.6
40 82.8 81.1 84.4 81.7 79.8 83.6
39 82.7 81.1 84.3 81.6 79.7 83.5
38 82.7 81 84.3 81.5 79.6 83.5
37 82.7 81 84.3 81.4 79.5 83.4
36 82.6 80.9 84.2 81.4 79.4 83.4
35 82.6 80.9 84.2 81.3 79.3 83.3
34 82.6 80.8 84.2 81.2 79.2 83.3
33 82.5 80.8 84.2 81.2 79.1 83.2
32 82.5 80.8 84.1 81.1 79.1 83.2
31 82.5 80.7 84.1 81 79 83.2
30 82.4 80.7 84.1 81 78.9 83.1
29 82.4 80.7 84.1 80.9 78.8 83.1
28 82.4 80.6 84.1 80.8 78.7 83
27 82.3 80.6 84.1 80.8 78.6 83
26 82.3 80.6 84 80.7 78.6 83
25 82.3 80.5 84 80.7 78.5 82.9
24 82.3 80.5 84 80.6 78.4 82.9
23 82.3 80.5 84 80.6 78.3 82.9
22 82.2 80.4 84 80.5 78.3 82.8
21 82.2 80.4 84 80.5 78.2 82.8
20 82.2 80.4 84 80.4 78.1 82.8
19 82.2 80.4 84 80.4 78.1 82.8
18 82.2 80.3 83.9 80.3 78 82.8
17 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.3 78 82.7
16 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.3 78 82.7
15 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.3 77.9 82.7
14 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.3 77.9 82.7
13 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.3 77.9 82.7
12 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.7
11 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.7
10 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.7
9 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.7
8 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.7
7 82.1 80.3 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.7
6 82.1 80.2 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.6
5 82.1 80.2 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.6
4 82.1 80.2 83.9 80.2 77.9 82.6
3 82.1 80.2 83.9 80.2 77.8 82.6
2 82.1 80.2 83.9 80.2 77.8 82.6
1 82 80.2 83.8 80.1 77.8 82.6
0 81.7 79.9 83.6 79.8 77.4 82.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in the United Kingdom can expect to live to 82.4 years compared to 81 in the United States, rising to 85.3 and 85.2 at 65, and to 89.3 and 89.7 at 80 — higher than the 81.7 and 79.8 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Probability of surviving to a given age

United Kingdom
Male

Female
United States
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
United Kingdom United States
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 2.01% 1.13% 2.83% 2.37% 1.34% 3.35%
99 3.01% 1.77% 4.16% 3.44% 2.04% 4.78%
98 4.34% 2.67% 5.9% 4.84% 2.99% 6.61%
97 6.05% 3.89% 8.1% 6.59% 4.24% 8.86%
96 8.18% 5.48% 10.8% 8.73% 5.82% 11.5%
95 10.8% 7.47% 13.9% 11.2% 7.77% 14.6%
94 13.7% 9.88% 17.5% 14.1% 10.1% 18%
93 17.1% 12.7% 21.4% 17.3% 12.7% 21.8%
92 20.8% 15.9% 25.6% 20.7% 15.7% 25.7%
91 24.8% 19.4% 30.1% 24.4% 18.9% 29.9%
90 29% 23.2% 34.6% 28.1% 22.3% 34%
89 33.2% 27.1% 39.1% 31.9% 25.8% 38.2%
88 37.5% 31.2% 43.6% 35.8% 29.3% 42.3%
87 41.6% 35.2% 47.9% 39.5% 32.9% 46.2%
86 45.7% 39.2% 52.1% 43.1% 36.4% 50%
85 49.6% 43.2% 56% 46.5% 39.7% 53.5%
84 53.4% 47% 59.6% 49.8% 43% 56.8%
83 56.9% 50.7% 63% 52.8% 46.1% 59.8%
82 60.2% 54.1% 66.1% 55.8% 49.1% 62.7%
81 63.2% 57.4% 69% 58.5% 52% 65.3%
80 66.1% 60.5% 71.6% 61.1% 54.7% 67.8%
79 68.7% 63.4% 74% 63.5% 57.3% 70%
78 71.2% 66.1% 76.1% 65.8% 59.8% 72.1%
77 73.5% 68.6% 78.1% 67.9% 62.1% 74.1%
76 75.5% 71% 80% 69.9% 64.3% 75.9%
75 77.5% 73.2% 81.6% 71.8% 66.3% 77.6%
74 79.2% 75.2% 83.1% 73.6% 68.3% 79.1%
73 80.8% 77% 84.5% 75.2% 70.1% 80.6%
72 82.3% 78.7% 85.7% 76.7% 71.8% 81.9%
71 83.6% 80.3% 86.8% 78.1% 73.5% 83.1%
70 84.8% 81.7% 87.8% 79.5% 75% 84.2%
69 85.9% 83% 88.8% 80.7% 76.4% 85.3%
68 87% 84.3% 89.6% 81.8% 77.7% 86.2%
67 88% 85.4% 90.4% 82.9% 79% 87.1%
66 88.8% 86.5% 91.2% 84% 80.3% 87.9%
65 89.7% 87.5% 91.8% 84.9% 81.4% 88.7%
64 90.5% 88.4% 92.5% 85.9% 82.6% 89.4%
63 91.2% 89.3% 93% 86.8% 83.7% 90.1%
62 91.8% 90.1% 93.6% 87.6% 84.7% 90.8%
61 92.4% 90.8% 94.1% 88.4% 85.7% 91.4%
60 93% 91.4% 94.5% 89.2% 86.6% 92%
59 93.5% 92% 94.9% 89.9% 87.4% 92.5%
58 93.9% 92.6% 95.3% 90.5% 88.2% 93%
57 94.4% 93.1% 95.7% 91.1% 88.9% 93.5%
56 94.8% 93.6% 96% 91.7% 89.6% 93.9%
55 95.1% 94% 96.3% 92.2% 90.3% 94.3%
54 95.5% 94.4% 96.5% 92.7% 90.9% 94.7%
53 95.8% 94.8% 96.8% 93.2% 91.4% 95.1%
52 96% 95.1% 97% 93.6% 91.9% 95.4%
51 96.3% 95.4% 97.2% 94% 92.4% 95.7%
50 96.6% 95.7% 97.4% 94.3% 92.8% 96%
49 96.8% 96% 97.6% 94.6% 93.2% 96.2%
48 97% 96.3% 97.8% 94.9% 93.5% 96.4%
47 97.2% 96.5% 97.9% 95.2% 93.9% 96.6%
46 97.4% 96.7% 98.1% 95.5% 94.2% 96.8%
45 97.6% 97% 98.2% 95.7% 94.5% 97%
44 97.7% 97.2% 98.3% 95.9% 94.7% 97.2%
43 97.9% 97.3% 98.4% 96.1% 95% 97.3%
42 98% 97.5% 98.5% 96.3% 95.2% 97.5%
41 98.1% 97.7% 98.6% 96.5% 95.4% 97.6%
40 98.3% 97.8% 98.7% 96.7% 95.7% 97.7%
39 98.4% 97.9% 98.8% 96.8% 95.9% 97.9%
38 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 97% 96.1% 98%
37 98.5% 98.2% 98.9% 97.2% 96.3% 98.1%
36 98.6% 98.3% 99% 97.3% 96.5% 98.2%
35 98.7% 98.4% 99% 97.5% 96.7% 98.3%
34 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 97.6% 96.9% 98.4%
33 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 97.7% 97% 98.5%
32 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 97.9% 97.2% 98.6%
31 99% 98.7% 99.2% 98% 97.4% 98.7%
30 99% 98.8% 99.3% 98.1% 97.6% 98.7%
29 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
28 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
27 99.2% 99% 99.4% 98.5% 98% 98.9%
26 99.2% 99% 99.4% 98.6% 98.2% 99%
25 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 98.7% 98.3% 99%
24 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
23 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 98.9% 98.6% 99.1%
22 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 99% 98.7% 99.2%
21 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
20 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
19 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
18 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
17 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
16 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
15 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
14 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
13 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
12 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
11 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
10 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
9 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
8 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
7 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
6 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
5 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
4 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
3 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
2 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
1 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 93% of newborns in the United Kingdom and 89.2% in the United States are expected to live past 60, 84.8% and 79.5% past 70, 66.1% and 61.1% past 80, and only 29% and 28.1% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

United Kingdom
Male

Female
United States
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
United Kingdom United States
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 35.3% 38.4% 34.3% 33.3% 36.5% 32.2%
99 33% 36.1% 32% 31.1% 34.2% 30%
98 30.7% 33.7% 29.6% 28.8% 31.9% 27.7%
97 28.3% 31.3% 27.2% 26.6% 29.5% 25.4%
96 26.1% 28.9% 24.8% 24.4% 27.2% 23.2%
95 23.9% 26.7% 22.5% 22.3% 25% 21.1%
94 21.7% 24.4% 20.4% 20.3% 22.9% 19%
93 19.7% 22.2% 18.3% 18.4% 20.9% 17.1%
92 17.8% 20.1% 16.5% 16.6% 18.9% 15.4%
91 16.1% 18.2% 14.8% 15% 17% 13.9%
90 14.4% 16.3% 13.1% 13.3% 15.1% 12.3%
89 12.7% 14.5% 11.6% 11.9% 13.6% 10.9%
88 11.3% 12.9% 10.2% 10.7% 12.1% 9.68%
87 10.1% 11.5% 9.03% 9.44% 10.8% 8.54%
86 8.91% 10.2% 7.93% 8.32% 9.57% 7.48%
85 7.91% 9.15% 6.98% 7.36% 8.51% 6.56%
84 6.99% 8.16% 6.12% 6.55% 7.59% 5.77%
83 6.18% 7.24% 5.36% 5.84% 6.79% 5.1%
82 5.45% 6.42% 4.7% 5.23% 6.1% 4.53%
81 4.85% 5.73% 4.14% 4.72% 5.52% 4.06%
80 4.32% 5.12% 3.65% 4.23% 4.98% 3.62%
79 3.86% 4.57% 3.23% 3.82% 4.51% 3.25%
78 3.44% 4.09% 2.87% 3.45% 4.08% 2.91%
77 3.08% 3.68% 2.55% 3.14% 3.73% 2.63%
76 2.76% 3.31% 2.27% 2.86% 3.42% 2.38%
75 2.48% 3% 2.02% 2.61% 3.13% 2.16%
74 2.21% 2.68% 1.8% 2.38% 2.86% 1.97%
73 1.97% 2.39% 1.61% 2.17% 2.61% 1.78%
72 1.76% 2.14% 1.44% 1.98% 2.39% 1.61%
71 1.59% 1.93% 1.29% 1.82% 2.2% 1.47%
70 1.44% 1.75% 1.16% 1.65% 2.01% 1.33%
69 1.31% 1.6% 1.05% 1.53% 1.87% 1.21%
68 1.2% 1.47% 0.96% 1.41% 1.73% 1.1%
67 1.1% 1.35% 0.87% 1.31% 1.63% 1.01%
66 1.01% 1.24% 0.8% 1.23% 1.54% 0.94%
65 0.93% 1.13% 0.73% 1.16% 1.45% 0.87%
64 0.85% 1.04% 0.68% 1.09% 1.38% 0.82%
63 0.78% 0.96% 0.63% 1.03% 1.29% 0.77%
62 0.72% 0.87% 0.58% 0.96% 1.2% 0.71%
61 0.65% 0.79% 0.53% 0.9% 1.13% 0.67%
60 0.59% 0.72% 0.48% 0.83% 1.04% 0.62%
59 0.54% 0.65% 0.43% 0.78% 0.97% 0.59%
58 0.49% 0.6% 0.4% 0.73% 0.91% 0.55%
57 0.45% 0.55% 0.36% 0.68% 0.84% 0.51%
56 0.42% 0.51% 0.33% 0.63% 0.78% 0.47%
55 0.38% 0.46% 0.3% 0.58% 0.72% 0.44%
54 0.35% 0.42% 0.28% 0.53% 0.66% 0.4%
53 0.32% 0.38% 0.26% 0.48% 0.6% 0.37%
52 0.3% 0.36% 0.24% 0.44% 0.54% 0.34%
51 0.28% 0.34% 0.22% 0.41% 0.5% 0.31%
50 0.26% 0.32% 0.2% 0.37% 0.45% 0.28%
49 0.24% 0.29% 0.18% 0.34% 0.41% 0.26%
48 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.31% 0.38% 0.24%
47 0.21% 0.25% 0.16% 0.28% 0.35% 0.22%
46 0.19% 0.23% 0.15% 0.26% 0.32% 0.2%
45 0.18% 0.22% 0.14% 0.25% 0.3% 0.19%
44 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.23% 0.28% 0.17%
43 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
42 0.14% 0.17% 0.1% 0.2% 0.25% 0.15%
41 0.13% 0.16% 0.09% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
40 0.12% 0.15% 0.09% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
39 0.11% 0.13% 0.08% 0.18% 0.22% 0.13%
38 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
37 0.09% 0.12% 0.07% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
36 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.16% 0.2% 0.11%
35 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.15% 0.2% 0.1%
34 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
33 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.14% 0.19% 0.09%
32 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.14% 0.18% 0.09%
31 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.13% 0.18% 0.08%
30 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.13% 0.17% 0.08%
29 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
28 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.12% 0.16% 0.07%
27 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.11% 0.16% 0.06%
26 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
25 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.1% 0.15% 0.06%
24 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.1% 0.14% 0.05%
23 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
22 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
21 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.08% 0.12% 0.04%
20 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
19 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
18 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
17 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
16 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
15 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
14 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
13 0.009% 0.01% 0.007% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.008% 0.009% 0.006% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
11 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
10 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
9 0.005% 0.006% 0.005% 0.009% 0.01% 0.008%
8 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.009% 0.01% 0.008%
7 0.006% 0.007% 0.006% 0.009% 0.01% 0.009%
6 0.007% 0.007% 0.006% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
5 0.007% 0.008% 0.007% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
4 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.009% 0.009% 0.008% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
0 0.34% 0.38% 0.31% 0.47% 0.51% 0.42%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in the United Kingdom compared to the United States, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.34% in the birth year in the United Kingdom and 0.47% in the United States, 0.05% vs 0.13% at age 30, 0.59% vs 0.83% at 60, and 4.32% vs 4.23% at 80.

Death rate by age in United Kingdom vs United States

United Kingdom
Male

Female
United States
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
United Kingdom United States
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 563 251.1 855 690 348 1,015
99 993 640 1,330 1,072 697 1,435
98 1,331 901 1,745 1,396 952 1,829
97 1,715 1,217 2,201 1,754 1,251 2,248
96 2,134 1,584 2,674 2,132 1,585 2,672
95 2,567 1,991 3,136 2,509 1,943 3,075
94 2,986 2,410 3,555 2,862 2,310 3,428
93 3,374 2,822 3,922 3,181 2,660 3,725
92 3,716 3,204 4,227 3,448 2,960 3,966
91 3,993 3,536 4,450 3,654 3,205 4,138
90 4,159 3,777 4,538 3,753 3,367 4,174
89 4,234 3,934 4,532 3,817 3,497 4,165
88 4,245 4,016 4,465 3,816 3,564 4,096
87 4,188 4,032 4,328 3,729 3,550 3,948
86 4,074 4,007 4,131 3,583 3,478 3,737
85 3,927 3,949 3,909 3,424 3,380 3,508
84 3,732 3,832 3,652 3,257 3,263 3,277
83 3,514 3,666 3,380 3,084 3,133 3,053
82 3,281 3,474 3,106 2,915 2,999 2,841
81 3,064 3,293 2,855 2,759 2,873 2,650
80 2,855 3,100 2,613 2,587 2,726 2,452
79 2,650 2,900 2,388 2,427 2,582 2,274
78 2,451 2,705 2,183 2,269 2,439 2,102
77 2,265 2,523 1,996 2,132 2,317 1,949
76 2,086 2,353 1,816 2,003 2,199 1,808
75 1,919 2,195 1,648 1,876 2,076 1,678
74 1,750 2,016 1,499 1,754 1,953 1,557
73 1,594 1,838 1,363 1,634 1,831 1,438
72 1,451 1,682 1,232 1,520 1,715 1,322
71 1,329 1,551 1,117 1,421 1,618 1,222
70 1,221 1,431 1,018 1,314 1,510 1,118
69 1,127 1,328 934 1,231 1,425 1,032
68 1,045 1,237 859 1,153 1,348 951
67 968 1,151 791 1,089 1,287 882
66 899 1,070 731 1,035 1,235 824
65 832 993 675 982 1,181 772
64 771 923 625 940 1,136 732
63 713 853 582 892 1,081 691
62 658 785 539 840 1,020 649
61 605 722 494 793 964 612
60 551 660 449 743 902 574
59 504 603 411 702 851 542
58 462 553 377 658 798 509
57 427 512 347 617 748 477
56 394 473 318 575 696 445
55 359 432 292 533 647 412
54 329 393 267.9 492 596 379
53 307 364 248.3 450 544 349
52 287.9 343 231.5 414 499 322
51 269.9 325 214.8 381 460 296.9
50 249.6 304 195.6 348 419 271.3
49 230.5 282.6 178.5 319 384 248.7
48 214.4 262.9 165.9 292.9 353 227.9
47 199.8 244 155.6 271.3 328 210.3
46 186 226.5 145.9 252.4 306 194.8
45 172.4 210.8 134.7 234.5 284.7 180.1
44 159.1 197.3 121.7 217.3 264.5 166.3
43 146.5 183.9 109.4 201.9 246.6 153.5
42 134.6 169.8 99.7 190.6 234.1 143.3
41 124 156.1 92.3 183.1 226.7 135.5
40 113.9 142.6 85.4 176.3 220.2 128.4
39 104.2 130.2 78.5 170.3 214.2 122.4
38 96.4 120.8 72.5 163.8 207.3 116.3
37 91.4 115.1 67.9 158.4 201.9 111
36 86.2 108.9 62.9 152.7 196.2 105.4
35 78.5 99.8 56.4 147.7 191.6 100.1
34 71.6 91.8 50.7 143.5 187.5 95.7
33 67.6 87.6 47 138.7 182 91.5
32 63.6 83 43.2 133.7 176.4 87.2
31 57.9 76.2 38.6 128.5 171.4 81.8
30 53.8 71.8 34.8 124.4 168.4 76.7
29 50.6 68.2 32 120.4 165.3 71.8
28 46.8 63.1 29.6 115.9 160.6 67.4
27 43.5 58.7 27.3 111.6 156 63.6
26 41.5 57 25 106.5 150.3 59.2
25 39.8 55.5 23.1 101.3 144.4 55.1
24 37.2 52.1 21.4 96.7 138.7 51.7
23 35.1 49 20.5 92.2 132.8 48.7
22 34.5 48 20.2 87.7 127 45.8
21 33.9 47.5 19.7 81.9 118.8 42.6
20 32.5 45.7 18.8 74.4 107.5 39.1
19 31.1 42.6 19 66.1 94.7 35.6
18 27.9 36.8 18.5 55.6 78.6 31.2
17 22.1 28.3 15.5 43 59.7 25.4
16 16.7 20.6 12.6 31.7 42.5 20.1
15 13.1 15.1 11.1 23.9 30.6 16.8
14 10.7 11.7 9.58 18.3 22.2 14.3
13 8.76 10 7.44 14.2 16.4 11.8
12 7.51 9.02 5.93 11.5 13 9.85
11 6.8 8.01 5.53 10.2 11.5 8.68
10 6.07 6.74 5.36 9.47 10.8 8.1
9 5.33 5.64 5 9 10 7.92
8 5.59 5.87 5.29 9.07 9.94 8.16
7 6.36 6.78 5.92 9.37 10.2 8.51
6 6.82 7.33 6.27 9.54 10.4 8.68
5 7.18 7.77 6.56 10.4 11.4 9.33
4 7.92 8.61 7.18 12.7 14.2 11.1
3 8.67 9.38 7.92 14.9 16.9 12.8
2 10.4 11 9.76 17 19.2 14.8
1 29.6 31.3 27.9 45.6 50.6 40.5
0 344 379 307 466 510 421

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In the United Kingdom, the most common age of death is 88, compared to 89 in the United States. The median age of death is 84.9 in the United Kingdom and 83.9 in the United States, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of the United Kingdom and the United States more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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