In 2021, life expectancy at birth in Europe was 77 years, compared with the high of 79.1 years in 2019, and the low of 62.8 in 1950 and 1951. During this time period, life expectancy increased fastest between the 1950s and mid 1960s, with the rate of improvement slowing since then.
Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021
Characteristic
Life expectancy in years
2021
77
2020
77.7
2019
79.1
2018
78.8
2017
78.7
2016
78.4
2015
78
2014
77.9
2013
77.6
2012
77.3
2011
77.1
2010
76.5
2009
76.3
2008
75.8
2007
75.6
2006
75.2
2005
74.5
2004
74.4
2003
73.8
2002
73.8
2001
73.8
2000
73.5
1999
73.4
1998
73.6
1997
73.2
1996
72.7
1995
72.2
1994
72.1
1993
72.1
1992
72.7
1991
72.9
1990
72.9
1989
72.9
1988
72.8
1987
72.7
1986
72.5
1985
71.7
1984
71.6
1983
71.5
1982
71.5
1981
71.2
1980
70.9
1979
71
1978
70.9
1977
70.9
1976
70.6
1975
70.5
1974
70.6
1973
70.4
1972
70.3
1971
70.1
1970
70
1969
69.6
1968
69.9
1967
70
1966
70
1965
69.8
1964
69.9
1963
69.2
1962
68.9
1961
69.1
1960
68.8
1959
68.1
1958
68.2
1957
66.9
1956
66.9
1955
66
1954
65.5
1953
64.7
1952
64
1951
62.8
1950
62.8
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UN DESA. (July 11, 2022). Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/
UN DESA. (2022). Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Life Expectancy at Birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/
UN DESA, Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Life expectancy at birth in Europe from 1950 to 2021 [Graph], UN DESA, July 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258347/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-europe/
