Use the menu below to view graphs comparing
period and cohort expectations of life at birth and at age
65 for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries.
The life expectancy data used to produce these graphs is
based on historic mortality rates and projected mortality
rates from the 2004-based national population projections.
Period and cohort expectation of life
at birth, 1981-2054
Principal projection
High life expectancy variant *
Low life expectancy variant *
Period and cohort expectation of life
at age 65, 1981-2054
Principal projection
High life expectancy variant *
Low life expectancy variant *
For period and cohort expectation of life
tables please click here.
* Variant projection data is not
available for England & Wales and Great Britain.
Note: These graphs show revised cohort
life expectancies as published on 3 January 2006. Click
here for further details.
