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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
77.8
82.1
14
24
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
79.5
83.6
21
28
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
79.5
83.6
21
28
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
79.5
83.7
21
28
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
79.7
83.8
21
28
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
79.9
83.8
21
28
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
80.1
83.9
21
28
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
80.3
84.0
21
29
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
80.6
84.2
20
27
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
81.0
84.4
20
28
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
81.4
84.8
20
27
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
82.0
85.2
20
27
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
82.8
85.8
20
26
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
83.8
86.5
23
25
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
85.2
87.5
26
31
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
86.9
88.8
26
32
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
89.0
90.5
31
32
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
91.8
92.8
38
33
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
95.0
95.7
44
35
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.8
99.2
46
37
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
103.0
103.2
58
48
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Coronary Heart Disease
68.80
155
  
68.80
155
2 Stroke
36.89
160
  
36.89
160
3 Lung Cancers
30.98
18
  
30.98
18
4 Influenza & Pneumonia
23.69
125
  
23.69
125
5 Breast Cancer
23.62
20
  
23.62
20
6 Lung Disease
21.47
98
  
21.47
98
7 Alzheimers/Dementia
17.08
14
  
17.08
14
8 Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.49
33
  
15.49
33
9 Liver Disease
9.48
96
  
9.48
96
10 Prostate Cancer
8.21
58
  
8.21
58
11 Oesophagus Cancer
7.62
30
  
7.62
30
12 Lymphomas
7.35
36
  
7.35
36
13 Suicide
6.90
101
  
6.90
101
14 Pancreas Cancer
6.81
39
  
6.81
39
15 Other Injuries
5.54
170
  
5.54
170
16 Diabetes Mellitus
5.04
185
  
5.04
185
17 Stomach Cancer
4.81
130
  
4.81
130
18 Road Traffic Accidents
4.77
180
  
4.77
180
19 Leukemia
4.39
63
  
4.39
63
20 Bladder Cancer
4.27
28
  
4.27
28
21 Ovary Cancer
3.96
20
  
3.96
20
22 Congenital Anomalies
3.68
164
  
3.68
164
23 Hypertension
3.67
183
  
3.67
183
24 Falls
3.51
109
  
3.51
109
25 Parkinson Disease
3.48
8
  
3.48
8
26 Low Birth Weight
3.39
144
  
3.39
144
27 Kidney Disease
3.23
185
  
3.23
185
28 Endocrine Disorders
3.13
147
  
3.13
147
29 Liver Cancer
3.07
164
  
3.07
164
30 Inflammatory/Heart
2.97
152
  
2.97
152
31 Other Neoplasms
2.95
92
  
2.95
92
32 Poisonings
2.81
89
  
2.81
89
33 Skin Cancers
2.74
32
  
2.74
32
34 Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.54
123
  
2.54
123
35 Oral Cancer
2.39
113
  
2.39
113
36 Drug Use
2.14
27
  
2.14
27
37 Diarrhoeal diseases
1.95
119
  
1.95
119
38 Epilepsy
1.57
104
  
1.57
104
39 Uterin Cancer
1.53
64
  
1.53
64
40 Skin Disease
1.50
104
  
1.50
104
41 Cervical Cancer
1.38
161
  
1.38
161
42 Multiple Sclerosis
1.33
4
  
1.33
4
43 Violence
1.14
160
  
1.14
160
44 Alcohol
1.10
76
  
1.10
76
45 Asthma
1.09
153
  
1.09
153
46 Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.90
140
  
0.90
140
47 Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.67
68
  
0.67
68
48 Birth Trauma
0.64
166
  
0.64
166
49 Fires
0.45
158
  
0.45
158
50 Meningitis
0.41
149
  
0.41
149
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 Coronary Heart Disease
92,299
19.77
  
92,299
19.77
2 Stroke
55,919
11.98
  
55,919
11.98
3 Influenza & Pneumonia
37,348
8.00
  
37,348
8.00
4 Lung Cancers
35,845
7.68
  
35,845
7.68
5 Alzheimers/Dementia
29,116
6.24
  
29,116
6.24
6 Lung Disease
29,069
6.23
  
29,069
6.23
7 Colon-Rectum Cancers
18,951
4.06
  
18,951
4.06
8 Breast Cancer
14,343
3.07
  
14,343
3.07
9 Prostate Cancer
11,508
2.46
  
11,508
2.46
10 Oesophagus Cancer
8,762
1.88
  
8,762
1.88
11 Lymphomas
8,744
1.87
  
8,744
1.87
12 Pancreas Cancer
7,954
1.70
  
7,954
1.70
13 Liver Disease
7,767
1.66
  
7,767
1.66
14 Diabetes Mellitus
6,682
1.43
  
6,682
1.43
15 Other Injuries
6,029
1.29
  
6,029
1.29
16 Stomach Cancer
6,006
1.29
  
6,006
1.29
17 Bladder Cancer
5,842
1.25
  
5,842
1.25
18 Parkinson Disease
5,348
1.15
  
5,348
1.15
19 Hypertension
5,191
1.11
  
5,191
1.11
20 Leukemia
5,077
1.09
  
5,077
1.09
21 Kidney Disease
4,804
1.03
  
4,804
1.03
22 Suicide
4,660
1.00
  
4,660
1.00
23 Falls
4,450
0.95
  
4,450
0.95
24 Ovary Cancer
4,366
0.94
  
4,366
0.94
25 Other Neoplasms
3,829
0.82
  
3,829
0.82
26 Liver Cancer
3,470
0.74
  
3,470
0.74
27 Peptic Ulcer Disease
3,294
0.71
  
3,294
0.71
28 Diarrhoeal diseases
3,081
0.66
  
3,081
0.66
29 Road Traffic Accidents
3,073
0.66
  
3,073
0.66
30 Endocrine Disorders
3,056
0.65
  
3,056
0.65
31 Inflammatory/Heart
3,014
0.65
  
3,014
0.65
32 Skin Cancers
2,947
0.63
  
2,947
0.63
33 Oral Cancer
2,428
0.52
  
2,428
0.52
34 Skin Disease
2,188
0.47
  
2,188
0.47
35 Congenital Anomalies
1,950
0.42
  
1,950
0.42
36 Uterin Cancer
1,852
0.40
  
1,852
0.40
37 Poisonings
1,805
0.39
  
1,805
0.39
38 Low Birth Weight
1,386
0.30
  
1,386
0.30
39 Cervical Cancer
1,322
0.28
  
1,322
0.28
40 Asthma
1,260
0.27
  
1,260
0.27
41 Drug Use
1,247
0.27
  
1,247
0.27
42 Multiple Sclerosis
1,206
0.26
  
1,206
0.26
43 Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,204
0.26
  
1,204
0.26
44 Epilepsy
1,201
0.26
  
1,201
0.26
45 Rheumatoid Arthritis
905
0.19
  
905
0.19
46 Alcohol
862
0.18
  
862
0.18
47 Violence
703
0.15
  
703
0.15
48 Tuberculosis
443
0.09
  
443
0.09
49 Fires
380
0.08
  
380
0.08
50 Osteoarthritis
322
0.07
  
322
0.07
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Lung Cancers
30.98
18
  
30.98
18
2 Breast Cancer
23.62
20
  
23.62
20
3 Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.49
33
  
15.49
33
4 Prostate Cancer
8.21
58
  
8.21
58
5 Oesophagus Cancer
7.62
30
  
7.62
30
6 Lymphomas
7.35
36
  
7.35
36
7 Pancreas Cancer
6.81
39
  
6.81
39
8 Stomach Cancer
4.81
130
  
4.81
130
9 Leukemia
4.39
63
  
4.39
63
10 Bladder Cancer
4.27
28
  
4.27
28
11 Ovary Cancer
3.96
20
  
3.96
20
12 Liver Cancer
3.07
164
  
3.07
164
13 Other Neoplasms
2.95
92
  
2.95
92
14 Skin Cancers
2.74
32
  
2.74
32
15 Oral Cancer
2.39
113
  
2.39
113
16 Uterin Cancer
1.53
64
  
1.53
64
17 Cervical Cancer
1.38
161
  
1.38
161
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
61,113,205
22
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
0.98
125
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
16.7 %
158
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
67.1 %
64
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
16.2 %
23
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
10.65
155
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
10.02
61
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
1.66
153
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
4.85
167
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.05
130
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.05
77
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.03
46
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.76
105
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
2.16
29
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
0.28
152
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
99.0
41
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
99.0
50
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
99.0
41
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
5.5
113
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
79.9
16
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
72.0
27
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$36,600
23
  
$36,600
23
 

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