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
246810185019362023

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) – 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.