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Life expectancy in Wales

1993 – 2024 · 28 data points 9 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Wales United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1993 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 80.3years +0.2 since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024 9 of 12 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.4
vs United Kingdom −1.1 United Kingdom: 81.4 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1993 – 2024 years · Wales · United Kingdom · World
−0.4 since 2014
Wales United Kingdom World

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

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Wales
80.3
United Kingdom
81.4
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

All years · 1993 – 2024

YearWalesChange United KingdomWorld
2024 80.3 +0.2 81.4 73.5
2023estimate 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
2020estimate 79.6 −0.9 80.3 72.2
2019estimate 80.5 +0.5 81.4 72.9
2018 80.0 −0.3 81.1 72.6
2017estimate 80.3 +0.1 81.1 72.4
2016 80.2 +0.1 81.1 72.2
2015estimate 80.1 −0.6 80.9 72.0
2014estimate 80.7 +0.5 81.2 71.8
2013estimate 80.2 ±0.0 81.0 71.5
2012estimate 80.2 −0.1 80.9 71.3
2011estimate 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
2000estimate 77.6 +0.5 78.0 67.7
1999estimate 77.1 +0.2 77.5 67.3
1994estimate 76.9 +0.6 76.9 66.0
1993estimate 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

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024

What it means

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

How it is calculated

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