Israel vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Israel
84.59 years
in 2023
Norway
84.85 years
in 2023
Israel rank
31st
Norway rank
28th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Israel
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 84.85 years against 84.59 years in Israel, a difference of 0.26 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Israel ranks 31st and Norway ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.09 years | 74.97 years | 5.88 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 71.79 years | 76.32 years | 4.53 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 74.1 years | 78.02 years | 3.93 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 77.52 years | 79.53 years | 2.02 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 80.07 years | 80.63 years | 0.5655 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 82.3 years | 82.25 years | 0.0522 years | Israel |
| 2010s | 84.2 years | 83.95 years | 0.2594 years | Israel |
| 2020s | 84.65 years | 84.7 years | 0.0487 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Israel or Norway?
- Norway, at 84.85 years against 84.59 years in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Israel and Norway?
- 0.26 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Israel ranks 31st and Norway ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.