DE · 2017 · tps00208

Life expectancy at birth by sex

Germany, 2017

Life expectancy at birth by sex
166.8%
Germany, 2017
▼ 0.1% vs 2016 (167.0%)
Analysis

In 2017, Germany's life expectancy at birth by sex decreased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 166.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 167.2%.

Germany ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.4% (from 166.2% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
99.8%
EU-27: 167.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
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