Cyprus vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, total

Cyprus
81.82 years
in 2024
Netherlands
81.97 years
in 2024
Cyprus rank
40th
Netherlands rank
37th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Cyprus
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 81.97 years against 81.82 years in Cyprus, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Cyprus ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 65.05 years 73.54 years 8.49 years Netherlands
1970s 68.49 years 74.49 years 6 years Netherlands
1980s 74.32 years 76.29 years 1.98 years Netherlands
1990s 76.66 years 77.37 years 0.7165 years Netherlands
2000s 79.15 years 79.2 years 0.0509 years Netherlands
2010s 81.28 years 81.48 years 0.1961 years Netherlands
2020s 81.14 years 81.62 years 0.4812 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Cyprus or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 81.97 years against 81.82 years in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Cyprus and Netherlands?
0.15 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Cyprus ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 218 countries.
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.