Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Sex gap in life expectancy
Luxembourg
3.27 years
in 2023
Netherlands
3.2 years
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
214th
Netherlands rank
215th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3.27 years against 3.2 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 214th and Netherlands ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 years | 2.93 years | 1.83 years | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 5.88 years | 4.89 years | 0.9884 years | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 6.59 years | 6.14 years | 0.4533 years | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 6.23 years | 6.57 years | 0.3401 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 5.6 years | 5.75 years | 0.1465 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.59 years | 4.49 years | 0.1002 years | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3.53 years | 3.45 years | 0.0827 years | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 3.24 years | 3.29 years | 0.0533 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg, at 3.27 years against 3.2 years in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 0.07 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Luxembourg ranks 214th and Netherlands ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.