Middle income vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, male

Middle income
70.59 years
in 2024
Netherlands
80.6 years
in 2024
Middle income rank
26th
Netherlands rank
27th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Middle income
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 80.6 years against 70.59 years in Middle income, a difference of 10.01 years.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 48.96 years 71.16 years 22.2 years Netherlands
1970s 54.91 years 71.5 years 16.59 years Netherlands
1980s 59.55 years 73.09 years 13.54 years Netherlands
1990s 62.74 years 74.56 years 11.82 years Netherlands
2000s 65.83 years 77 years 11.17 years Netherlands
2010s 68.76 years 79.8 years 11.04 years Netherlands
2020s 69.71 years 80.12 years 10.41 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Middle income or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 80.6 years against 70.59 years in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Middle income and Netherlands?
10.01 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Middle income ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 47 groups.
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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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
266 places, 17,256 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.