Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.88 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.88
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
188th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.06
in 1983
All-time low
0.27
in 1933
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands, 1850–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands stood at 2.88.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands peaked at 6.06 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 1933.
Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.35 | — |
| 1851 | 1.46 | +8.1% |
| 1852 | 1.25 | -14.4% |
| 1853 | 1.74 | +39.2% |
| 1854 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 1.58 | -8.1% |
| 1856 | 1.54 | -2.5% |
| 1857 | 1.31 | -14.9% |
| 1858 | 1.52 | +16.0% |
| 1859 | 1.73 | +13.8% |
| 1860 | 1.66 | -4.0% |
| 1861 | 1.53 | -7.8% |
| 1862 | 1.75 | +14.4% |
| 1863 | 1.61 | -8.0% |
| 1864 | 0.96 | -40.4% |
| 1865 | 1.44 | +50.0% |
| 1866 | 1.14 | -20.8% |
| 1867 | 1.44 | +26.3% |
| 1868 | 1.52 | +5.6% |
| 1869 | 1.21 | -20.4% |
| 1870 | 1.3 | +7.4% |
| 1871 | 1.53 | +17.7% |
| 1872 | 1.68 | +9.8% |
| 1873 | 1.49 | -11.3% |
| 1874 | 1.52 | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 1.72 | +13.2% |
| 1876 | 1.74 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 1.59 | -8.6% |
| 1878 | 1.44 | -9.4% |
| 1879 | 1.46 | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 1.78 | +21.9% |
| 1881 | 1.76 | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 1.99 | +13.1% |
| 1883 | 1.56 | -21.6% |
| 1884 | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 1.41 | -8.4% |
| 1886 | 2.04 | +44.7% |
| 1887 | 1.71 | -16.2% |
| 1888 | 1.97 | +15.2% |
| 1889 | 1.56 | -20.8% |
| 1890 | 1.49 | -4.5% |
| 1891 | 1.46 | -2.0% |
| 1892 | 1.41 | -3.4% |
| 1893 | 1.85 | +31.2% |
| 1894 | 1.58 | -14.6% |
| 1895 | 1.78 | +12.7% |
| 1896 | 1.68 | -5.6% |
| 1897 | 1.82 | +8.3% |
| 1898 | 1.57 | -13.7% |
| 1899 | 1.56 | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 1.25 | -19.9% |
| 1901 | 1.45 | +16.0% |
| 1902 | 1.42 | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 1.6 | +12.7% |
| 1904 | 1.35 | -15.6% |
| 1905 | 1.25 | -7.4% |
| 1906 | 1.4 | +12.0% |
| 1907 | 1.22 | -12.9% |
| 1908 | 1.01 | -17.2% |
| 1909 | 1.27 | +25.7% |
| 1910 | 1.15 | -9.4% |
| 1911 | 1.23 | +7.0% |
| 1912 | 1.13 | -8.1% |
| 1913 | 1 | -11.5% |
| 1914 | 0.98 | -2.0% |
| 1915 | 1.08 | +10.2% |
| 1916 | 1.16 | +7.4% |
| 1917 | 1.11 | -4.3% |
| 1918 | 1.39 | +25.2% |
| 1919 | 0.8 | -42.4% |
| 1920 | 0.79 | -1.2% |
| 1921 | 0.61 | -22.8% |
| 1922 | 0.41 | -32.8% |
| 1923 | 0.68 | +65.9% |
| 1924 | 0.42 | -38.2% |
| 1925 | 0.59 | +40.5% |
| 1926 | 0.41 | -30.5% |
| 1927 | 0.33 | -19.5% |
| 1928 | 0.43 | +30.3% |
| 1929 | 0.45 | +4.7% |
| 1930 | 0.47 | +4.4% |
| 1931 | 0.32 | -31.9% |
| 1932 | 0.37 | +15.6% |
| 1933 | 0.27 | -27.0% |
| 1934 | 0.53 | +96.3% |
| 1935 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.51 | -3.8% |
| 1937 | 0.47 | -7.8% |
| 1938 | 0.58 | +23.4% |
| 1939 | 0.67 | +15.5% |
| 1940 | 1.1 | +64.2% |
| 1941 | 1.04 | -5.5% |
| 1942 | 1.49 | +43.3% |
| 1943 | 1.09 | -26.8% |
| 1944 | 1.34 | +22.9% |
| 1945 | 3.74 | +179.1% |
| 1946 | 0.79 | -78.9% |
| 1947 | 1.01 | +27.8% |
| 1948 | 1.35 | +33.7% |
| 1949 | 0.93 | -31.1% |
| 1950 | 1.2 | +29.3% |
| 1951 | 1.41 | +17.6% |
| 1952 | 1.43 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.52 | +6.8% |
| 1954 | 1.92 | +26.2% |
| 1955 | 2.22 | +15.4% |
| 1956 | 2.18 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 2.31 | +6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.47 | +6.9% |
| 1959 | 2.83 | +14.3% |
| 1960 | 2.9 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 3.16 | +8.8% |
| 1962 | 3.6 | +13.8% |
| 1963 | 3.73 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 3.93 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 4.04 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.06 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 4.39 | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 4.47 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 4.47 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.74 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 4.73 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 5 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 5.03 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.13 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 5.52 | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 5.66 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5.59 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.79 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 5.75 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 5.92 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 6.04 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.06 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 6.01 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.96 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 5.99 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.98 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.88 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.74 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.69 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.52 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 5.43 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.45 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.2 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.22 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.2 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.91 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.93 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.69 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 4.6 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.42 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.25 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.23 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.13 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.88 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.91 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.63 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.61 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 3.31 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.11 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.04 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.97 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.86 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.8 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.77 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.09 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.92 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.88 | -1.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 66% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2.88 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.71, 61% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +179.1% | 1.34 | 3.74 |
| 1934 | +96.3% | 0.27 | 0.53 |
| 1946 | -78.9% | 3.74 | 0.79 |
| 1923 | +65.9% | 0.41 | 0.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.52 | 1.25 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.43 | 0.96 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.55 | 1.3 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.73 | 1.41 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.62 | 1.41 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.32 | 1.01 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.512 | 0.33 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.472 | 0.27 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.39 | 0.79 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.95 | 1.2 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.87 | 2.9 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.29 | 4.73 | 5.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 | 5.74 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 | 4.69 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 | 3.63 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 | 2.77 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 | 2.88 | 3.09 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Netherlands was 2.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 in 1983.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 1933.
- How does Netherlands rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Netherlands ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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