UK Life Expectancy Tables by Age, Sex, and Country

Office for National Statistics provides period and cohort life expectancy tables. The data is broken down by age and sex for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Modeling future pension and social security liabilities based on projected life expectancy.
• Analyzing health disparities and mortality trends based on age and sex breakdowns.
• Forecasting population structure and demographic change for the UK and its countries.
• Comparing period versus cohort life expectancy methodologies for actuarial science.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
• Provides breakdowns by age, sex, and UK constituent countries.
• Includes both period and cohort life expectancy calculations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Official government statistics.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:11.249481; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom and its constituent countries.