Year UK England Wales Scotland NIreland 2015 66.1 65.8 65.7 71.1 58.1 2010 65.1 65.5 64.7 63.8 57.6 2005 61.4 61.3 62.6 60.8 62.9 2001 59.4 59.2 61.6 58.2 68 1997 71.4 71.4 73.5 71.3 67.1 1992 77.7 78 79.7 75.5 69.8 1987 75.3 75.4 78.9 75.1 67 1983 72.7 72.5 76.1 72.7 72.9 1979 76 75.9 79.4 76.8 67.7 1974 72.8 72.6 76.6 74.8 67.7 1974 78.8 79 80 79 69.9 1970 72 71.4 77.4 74.1 76.6 1966 75.8 75.9 79 76 66.1 1964 77.1 77 80.1 77.6 71.7 1959 78.7 78.9 82.6 78.1 65.9 1955 76.8 76.9 79.6 75.1 74.1 1951 82.6 82.7 84.4 81.2 79.9 1950 83.9 84.4 84.8 80.9 77.4 1945 72.8 73.4 75.7 69 67.4