Estonia vs Norway: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group

Estonia
0.9522
in 2019
Norway
1.04
in 2018
Estonia rank
16th
Norway rank
13th

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time

  • Estonia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.04 against 0.9522 in Estonia, a difference of 0.0878.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 16th and Norway ranks 13th of 33 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 0.2815 0.1866 0.0948 Estonia
1960s 0.3175 0.2723 0.0452 Estonia
1970s 0.3529 0.449 0.0961 Norway
1980s 0.3762 0.7388 0.3626 Norway
1990s 0.3907 0.9431 0.5524 Norway
2000s 0.5917 1.1 0.5108 Norway
2010s 0.9105 1.1 0.191 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Estonia or Norway?
Norway, at 1.04 against 0.9522 in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Estonia and Norway?
0.0878, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
60 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
Estonia ranks 16th and Norway ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed