Italy vs Norway: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Italy
82.68 years
in 2022
Norway
83.2 years
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 years against 82.68 years in Italy, a difference of 0.52 years.
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 years | 49.57 years | 16.87 years | Norway |
| 1880s | 35.76 years | 50.39 years | 14.63 years | Norway |
| 1890s | 40.58 years | 51.6 years | 11.01 years | Norway |
| 1900s | 43.86 years | 55.78 years | 11.92 years | Norway |
| 1910s | 42.67 years | 57 years | 14.33 years | Norway |
| 1920s | 50.79 years | 61.96 years | 11.17 years | Norway |
| 1930s | 55.99 years | 65.67 years | 9.67 years | Norway |
| 1940s | 56.87 years | 67.96 years | 11.1 years | Norway |
| 1950s | 67.32 years | 73.05 years | 5.73 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 70.2 years | 73.67 years | 3.48 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 72.77 years | 74.79 years | 2.02 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 75.49 years | 76.1 years | 0.608 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 78.02 years | 77.69 years | 0.322 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 80.82 years | 79.87 years | 0.947 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.7 years | 82.05 years | 0.647 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.47 years | 83 years | 0.5333 years | 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 years against 82.68 years in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Italy and Norway?
- 0.52 years, 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?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β processed by 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.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.