Italy vs Norway: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Italy
82.68
in 2022
Norway
83.2
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Norway rank
8th
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.2 against 82.68 in Italy, a difference of 0.52.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1872 it was Norway ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 41 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 32.71 | 49.57 | 16.87 | Norway |
| 1880s | 35.76 | 50.39 | 14.63 | Norway |
| 1890s | 40.58 | 51.6 | 11.01 | Norway |
| 1900s | 43.86 | 55.78 | 11.92 | Norway |
| 1910s | 42.67 | 57 | 14.33 | Norway |
| 1920s | 50.79 | 61.96 | 11.17 | Norway |
| 1930s | 55.99 | 65.67 | 9.67 | Norway |
| 1940s | 56.87 | 67.96 | 11.1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 67.32 | 73.05 | 5.73 | Norway |
| 1960s | 70.2 | 73.67 | 3.48 | Norway |
| 1970s | 72.77 | 74.79 | 2.02 | Norway |
| 1980s | 75.49 | 76.1 | 0.608 | Norway |
| 1990s | 78.02 | 77.69 | 0.322 | Italy |
| 2000s | 80.82 | 79.87 | 0.947 | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.7 | 82.05 | 0.647 | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.47 | 83 | 0.5333 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 83.2 against 82.68 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Italy and Norway?
- 0.52, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1872 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Italy ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.