Middle income vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, total

Middle income
72.87 years
in 2024
Norway
83.16 years
in 2024
Middle income rank
22nd
Norway rank
19th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Middle income
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 83.16 years against 72.87 years in Middle income, a difference of 10.29 years.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 50.32 years 73.66 years 23.34 years Norway
1970s 56.48 years 74.79 years 18.3 years Norway
1980s 61.45 years 76.08 years 14.63 years Norway
1990s 64.75 years 77.62 years 12.87 years Norway
2000s 67.95 years 79.78 years 11.83 years Norway
2010s 71.01 years 82.06 years 11.05 years Norway
2020s 72 years 83.01 years 11.01 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Middle income or Norway?
Norway, at 83.16 years against 72.87 years in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Middle income and Norway?
10.29 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Middle income ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 45 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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About this data

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.