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Life expectancy in Wales

1993 – 2024 · 28 data points section.rank · Regions of United Kingdom section.updated 10 Nov 2026
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section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1993 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 80.3years +0.2 section.change_since
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −0.4
vs United Kingdom −1.1 United Kingdom: 81.4 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1993 – 2024 years · Wales · United Kingdom · section.levels.world
−0.4 section.change_since
Wales United Kingdom section.levels.world

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024

section.compare Life expectancy · years
Wales
80.3
United Kingdom
81.4
section.levels.world
73.5

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Wales · 1993 – 2024
Latest value 80.3 · 2024
First value 76.3 · 1993
Highest 80.7 · 2014
Lowest 76.3 · 1993
Data points 28

By year

section.all_years · 1993 – 2024

YearWalesChange United Kingdomsection.levels.world
2024 80.3 +0.2 81.4 73.5
2023section.estimate 80.1 −0.1 81.0 73.3
2022 80.2 +0.5 81.0 73.0
2021 79.7 +0.1 80.5 71.2
2020section.estimate 79.6 −0.9 80.3 72.2
2019section.estimate 80.5 +0.5 81.4 72.9
2018 80.0 −0.3 81.1 72.6
2017section.estimate 80.3 +0.1 81.1 72.4
2016 80.2 +0.1 81.1 72.2
2015section.estimate 80.1 −0.6 80.9 72.0
2014section.estimate 80.7 +0.5 81.2 71.8
2013section.estimate 80.2 ±0.0 81.0 71.5
2012section.estimate 80.2 −0.1 80.9 71.3
2011section.estimate 80.3 +0.4 80.9 71.0
2010 79.9 +0.2 80.6 70.7
2009 79.7 +0.5 80.3 70.4
2008 79.2 +0.3 80.0 70.0
2007 78.9 −0.2 79.7 69.8
2006 79.1 +0.3 79.5 69.5
2005 78.8 +0.4 79.3 69.1
2004 78.4 +0.5 78.9 68.8
2003 77.9 ±0.0 78.7 68.5
2002 77.9 +0.2 78.4 68.2
2001 77.7 +0.1 78.2 67.9
2000section.estimate 77.6 +0.5 78.0 67.7
1999section.estimate 77.1 +0.2 77.5 67.3
1994section.estimate 76.9 +0.6 76.9 66.0
1993section.estimate 76.3 76.3 65.7

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Greater London 83.0
2 South East England 82.8
3 East of England 82.5
4 South West England 82.5
5 East Midlands 81.2
6 West Midlands 80.9
7 Yorkshire and The Humber 80.5
8 Northern Ireland 80.4
9 Wales 80.3
10 North West England 80.3
11 North East England 80.0
12 Scotland 79.4

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2024

section.what

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

section.how

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).