Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, male

Luxembourg
81 years
in 2024
Netherlands
80.6 years
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
24th
Netherlands rank
27th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 81 years against 80.6 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 66.25 years 71.16 years 4.9 years Netherlands
1970s 67.28 years 71.5 years 4.21 years Netherlands
1980s 70.04 years 73.09 years 3.05 years Netherlands
1990s 73.1 years 74.56 years 1.46 years Netherlands
2000s 76.14 years 77 years 0.86 years Netherlands
2010s 79.5 years 79.8 years 0.3 years Netherlands
2020s 80.78 years 80.12 years 0.66 years Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
Luxembourg, at 81 years against 80.6 years in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
0.4 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Luxembourg ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.