Malta vs Norway: Life expectancy

Malta
83.35 years
in 2020
Norway
83.2 years
in 2020
Malta rank
5th
Norway rank
6th

Life expectancy over time

  • Malta
  • Norway
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 83.35 years against 83.2 years in Norway, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Malta ranks 5th and Norway ranks 6th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 66.88 years 72.51 years 5.63 years Norway
1960s 68.87 years 73.65 years 4.78 years Norway
1970s 70.81 years 74.44 years 3.64 years Norway
1980s 73.58 years 75.8 years 2.22 years Norway
1990s 76.54 years 77.19 years 0.6538 years Norway
2000s 78.61 years 79.43 years 0.8177 years Norway
2010s 82.39 years 81.66 years 0.7318 years Malta
2020s 83.35 years 83.2 years 0.1594 years Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Malta or Norway?
Malta, at 83.35 years against 83.2 years in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Malta and Norway?
0.15 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Malta and Norway rank globally for life expectancy?
Malta ranks 5th and Norway ranks 6th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.