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Population Statistics releases on ageing and life expectancy

11 January 2024

Today, the Office for National Statistics has released related data and analyses on life expectancy and estimates of the very old.

National life tables – life expectancy in the UK: 2020 to 2022

This bulletin shows trends in period life expectancy by age and sex for the UK and the constituent countries, reflecting increased mortality in 2020-2022 during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

This includes estimates of life expectancy at birth in the UK in 2020 to 2022 compared with 2017-2019 and life expectancy at age 65 in the UK in 2020 to 2022 compared with 2017-2019.

Estimates of the very old, including centenarians, England and Wales: 2002 to 2022 

This bulletin describes changes in the estimated size and age distribution of the 90 years and over population in England and Wales, over time.

Comparisons are also made on the numbers and proportions of centenarians over the last two decades, in relation to historic birth patterns one hundred years ago.

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