FI · 2008 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Finland, 2008
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.9
Finland, 2008
▲ 0.4% vs 2007 (79.6)
Analysis
In 2008, Finland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2007, reaching 79.9.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 79.3.
Finland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.7% (from 78.6 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
100.8%
EU-27: 79.3
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec