Image: The chances of, in 2013, surviving to age 100

Description: In 2012 period life expectancy at birth in the UK was 79.0 for males and 82.7 for females. By 2037 period life expectancy at birth is projected to reach 84.1 years for males and 87.3 years for females, an increase of around five years since 2012. By 2037 cohort life expectancy at birth is projected to reach 94.3 for males and 97.3 for females, 10 years longer than period life expectancy. Period life expectancy at birth is projected to rise by eight years over the 50 years to 2062, reaching 87.3 years for males and 90.3 years for females. By 2062, cohort life expectancy at birth is projected to reach 100 years for females in each UK constituent country except Scotland where it is projected to reach 99.4 years. Cohort life expectancy for a man aged 65 in 2012 is projected to be 21.2 years and for a woman 23.9 years.
Title: The chances of, in 2013, surviving to age 100
Credit: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lifetables/historic-and-projected-data-from-the-period-and-cohort-life-tables/2012-based/info-surviving-to-age-100.html
Author: Office for National Statistics
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