FR · 2019 · tps00208

Life expectancy at birth by sex

France, 2019

Life expectancy at birth by sex
171.8%
France, 2019
▲ 0.1% vs 2018 (171.6%)
Analysis

In 2019, France's life expectancy at birth by sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2018, reaching 171.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 168.0%.

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 fallen by 0.2% (from 172.2% in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
102.3%
EU-27: 168.0%
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