Africa Eastern and Southern vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, total

Africa Eastern and Southern
65.35 years
in 2024
Netherlands
81.97 years
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
39th
Netherlands rank
37th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 81.97 years against 65.35 years in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 16.62 years.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 45.59 years 73.54 years 27.95 years Netherlands
1970s 48.12 years 74.49 years 26.38 years Netherlands
1980s 50.06 years 76.29 years 26.23 years Netherlands
1990s 51.23 years 77.37 years 26.15 years Netherlands
2000s 54.88 years 79.2 years 24.32 years Netherlands
2010s 61.41 years 81.48 years 20.07 years Netherlands
2020s 64.35 years 81.62 years 17.28 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Africa Eastern and Southern or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 81.97 years against 65.35 years in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Africa Eastern and Southern and Netherlands?
16.62 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.