FR · 2016 · demo_mlexpec

Life expectancy by age and sex

France, 2016

Life expectancy by age and sex
85.8
France, 2016
▲ 0.2% vs 2015 (85.6)
Analysis

In 2016, France's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.2% compared to 2015, reaching 85.8.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 83.7.

France ranks 2nd 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 0.1% (from 85.7 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
102.5%
EU-27: 83.7
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