Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, total

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
75.54 years
in 2024
Norway
83.16 years
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
16th
Norway rank
19th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 83.16 years against 75.54 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 7.62 years.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Norway ranks 19th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 56.56 years 73.66 years 17.1 years Norway
1970s 60.81 years 74.79 years 13.98 years Norway
1980s 65.01 years 76.08 years 11.07 years Norway
1990s 68.66 years 77.62 years 8.95 years Norway
2000s 71.98 years 79.78 years 7.8 years Norway
2010s 74.22 years 82.06 years 7.84 years Norway
2020s 73.92 years 83.01 years 9.09 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Norway?
Norway, at 83.16 years against 75.54 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Norway?
7.62 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Norway ranks 19th 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.