Life Expectancy

• Current life expectancy at 65 is 85.2 for women and 82.3 for men. At birth, the figures are 81.5 and 77.3 respectively.
• Projections for 2025 for life expectancy at 65 are 88.3 for women and 86.1 for men.
• A female born in Glasgow City can expect to live 10.7 years less than one born in Kensington and Chelsea. For males, the difference is 12.9 years. The gaps are greater than they were for the previous year.
• The United Kingdom had a lower healthy life expectancy at birth (for males and females) and a smaller percentage of life  expectancy without disability than the average of the 15 European Union countries in 2003.
• One in four children born today can expect to live to 100 years old.