FR · 2018 · demo_mlexpec

Life expectancy by age and sex

France, 2018

Life expectancy by age and sex
85.8
France, 2018
▲ 0.1% vs 2017 (85.7)
Analysis

In 2018, France's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2017, 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 0.2% (from 85.6 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
102.5%
EU-27: 83.7
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