Europe Mortality 2026: Deaths by Age and Life Expectancy

Life expectancy at birth in Europe is projected at 79.6 years in 2026: 82.9 for women and 76.3 for men, a gap of 6.6 years. 8,497,271 people are projected to die; 81.4% of them would be 65 or older and 0.3% children under five. The most common age at death is projected to be 85-89. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2026

Life expectancy at birth

79.6

Women

82.9

Men

76.3

Life expectancy at 65

19.6

Infant deaths per 1,000 births

3.2

Under-5 deaths per 1,000 births

3.9

Deaths

8,497,271

Deaths per 1,000 people

11.4

Men dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

139

Women dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)

Life expectancy is a period measure: how long a newborn would live if 2026's death rates at each age stayed the same for their whole life.

Death rate by age, 2026

Deaths per 1,000 people per year in each age group. Logarithmic scale: each gridline is ten times the one below. Hover for exact values.

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Show the life table data

Age	Death rate, women (‰)	Death rate, men (‰)	Years left, women	Years left, men
0	2.70	3.68	82.9	76.3
1-4	0.15	0.20	82.1	75.6
5-9	0.07	0.10	78.2	71.6
10-14	0.09	0.14	73.2	66.7
15-19	0.17	0.41	68.3	61.7
20-24	0.23	0.72	63.3	56.8
25-29	0.31	0.88	58.4	52.0
30-34	0.48	1.28	53.5	47.2
35-39	0.82	2.20	48.6	42.5
40-44	1.25	3.35	43.8	38.0
45-49	1.84	4.66	39.0	33.6
50-54	2.73	6.67	34.4	29.3
55-59	4.07	9.71	29.8	25.2
60-64	6.30	14.42	25.4	21.3
65-69	9.91	20.91	21.1	17.7
70-74	16.27	29.78	17.0	14.4
75-79	27.84	43.58	13.3	11.3
80-84	49.76	69.83	9.8	8.4
85-89	97.65	125.71	6.9	5.9
90-94	173.96	213.55	4.7	4.1
95-99	291.00	337.78	3.2	2.8
100+	442.32	503.65	2.3	2.0

Mortality in Europe by year

Mortality in Europe, 2026

Year

Country