Luxembourg vs Norway: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Luxembourg
83.15 years
in 2023
Norway
83.2 years
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
9th
Norway rank
8th
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.2 years against 83.15 years in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 41 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.36 years | 73.67 years | 4.32 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 70.76 years | 74.79 years | 4.03 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 73.55 years | 76.1 years | 2.55 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 76.22 years | 77.69 years | 1.47 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 78.99 years | 79.87 years | 0.875 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 81.61 years | 82.05 years | 0.445 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 82.62 years | 83.01 years | 0.3875 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Norway, at 83.2 years against 83.15 years in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.05 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th 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.