Luxembourg vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, total

Luxembourg
83.2 years
in 2024
Norway
83.16 years
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
18th
Norway rank
19th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Norway
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 18th and Norway ranks 19th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 69.12 years 73.66 years 4.54 years Norway
1970s 70.5 years 74.79 years 4.29 years Norway
1980s 73.08 years 76.08 years 3 years Norway
1990s 76.28 years 77.62 years 1.34 years Norway
2000s 78.98 years 79.78 years 0.8017 years Norway
2010s 81.9 years 82.06 years 0.1585 years Norway
2020s 82.84 years 83.01 years 0.1727 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Luxembourg or Norway?
Luxembourg, at 83.2 years against 83.16 years in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Luxembourg and Norway?
0.04 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Luxembourg ranks 18th 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.