Israel vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, total

Israel
83.2 years
in 2024
Norway
83.16 years
in 2024
Israel rank
17th
Norway rank
19th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Israel
  • Norway
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 83.2 years against 83.16 years in Norway, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Israel ranks 17th and Norway ranks 19th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 71.66 years 73.78 years 2.12 years Norway
1970s 72.2 years 74.79 years 2.58 years Norway
1980s 74.77 years 76.08 years 1.31 years Norway
1990s 77.48 years 77.62 years 0.1396 years Norway
2000s 80.12 years 79.78 years 0.3366 years Israel
2010s 82.18 years 82.06 years 0.1156 years Israel
2020s 82.85 years 83.01 years 0.1629 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Israel or Norway?
Israel, at 83.2 years against 83.16 years in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Israel and Norway?
0.04 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Israel and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Israel ranks 17th and Norway ranks 19th of 217 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
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.