Life Expectancy at Birth in Euro Area (EA)
Euro Area (EA): Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
81.7
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
82.28
in 2019
All-time low
69.23
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Life Expectancy at Birth in Euro Area (EA), 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Euro Area (EA) recorded 81.7 for life expectancy at birth in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Euro Area (EA) peaked at 82.28 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.23, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Euro Area (EA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.23 | — |
| 1961 | 69.66 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 69.62 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 69.79 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.34 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 70.42 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.67 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.85 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 70.77 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 70.69 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.11 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 71.26 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.61 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.72 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 72.06 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 72.13 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 72.45 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 72.89 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 73.04 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 73.38 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73.53 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 73.81 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.15 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.22 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.62 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 74.75 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 75.05 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.37 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.55 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 75.74 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.81 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 75.96 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.3 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 76.41 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.72 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.88 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.14 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.51 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.72 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.94 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.2 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.54 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.63 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.65 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.23 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.37 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.8 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.04 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.25 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.45 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.69 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.18 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.17 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.46 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.89 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.52 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.91 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.89 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.28 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.49 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 81.59 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.7 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.2 | 69.23 | 70.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.16 | 71.11 | 73.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.68 | 73.53 | 75.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.84 | 75.81 | 77.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.32 | 78.2 | 80.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6 | 80.69 | 82.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6 | 81.49 | 81.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Euro Area (EA)
More gender data for Euro Area (EA)
- Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.93 (2023)
- Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 108.49 (2023)
- Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 6 (2020)
- Total Fertility Rate 1.45 (2022)
- Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 81.81 (2023)
- Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.89 (2020)
- Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 33.99 (2024)
- Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 34.07 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Euro Area (EA)?
- Life expectancy at birth in Euro Area (EA) was 81.7 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.28 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.23 in 1960.
- How does Euro Area (EA) rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2022.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Euro Area (EA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro Area (EA) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.