FR · 2020 · tps00208

Life expectancy at birth by sex

France, 2020

Life expectancy at birth by sex
170.6%
France, 2020
▼ 0.7% vs 2019 (171.8%)
Analysis

In 2020, France's life expectancy at birth by sex decreased by 0.7% compared to 2019, reaching 170.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 166.4%.

France ranks 1st 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 0.4% (from 171.2% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
102.5%
EU-27: 166.4%
France timeline (last 15 years)
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