How the numbers were computed

For the story Life expectancy at birth.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: France and Malta, at 83.0 years each, are both 7th, and Portugal is 9th.

27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

8.2 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 84.0 − 75.8 = 8.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

84.0: Spain, 2024 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.ES@2024 · request r1
75.8: Bulgaria, 2024 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.BG@2024 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2024: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Over time

The EU figure, 2014–2024

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

80.6: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2014 · request r1
80.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2015 · request r1
80.7: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2016 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2016 · request r1
80.7: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2017 · request r1
80.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2018 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2018 · request r1
81.1: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2019 · request r1
80.3: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2020 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2020 · request r1
80.0: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
80.6: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
81.2: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
81.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1

Differences, 2024 − 2014

Per country, the 2024 value minus the 2014 value. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.T.Y_LT1.<geo>@2014 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Countries where life expectancy rose

The countries whose difference 2024 − 2014 is above zero, 27 in all.

uses Differences, 2024 − 2014

Women and men

Ranks, men

Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Spain and Ireland, at 81.4 years each, are both 4th, and Malta is 6th.

27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.M.Y_LT1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

10.9 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 82.3 − 71.4 = 10.9. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

82.3: Sweden, 2024 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.M.Y_LT1.SE@2024 · request r3
71.4: Latvia, 2024 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.M.Y_LT1.LV@2024 · request r3

Ranks, women

Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Finland and Malta, at 84.8 years each, are both 8th, and Ireland is 10th.

27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.F.Y_LT1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

7.0 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 86.5 − 79.5 = 7.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

86.5: Spain, 2024 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.F.Y_LT1.ES@2024 · request r2
79.5: Bulgaria, 2024 demo_mlexpec:A.YR.F.Y_LT1.BG@2024 · request r2

Differences, women − men

Per country, women minus men. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.F.Y_LT1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
27 values, one per country demo_mlexpec:A.YR.M.Y_LT1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3