Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Norway
Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.84 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.84 years
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.78 years
in 1986
All-time low
0.91 years
in 1864
Years of data
178
1846–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Norway, 1846–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Norway is 2.84 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Norway peaked at 5.78 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.91 years, in 1864.
Norway ranks 196th 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Norway, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 1.99 years | — |
| 1847 | 1.63 years | -18.1% |
| 1848 | 1.93 years | +18.4% |
| 1849 | 1.69 years | -12.4% |
| 1850 | 2.22 years | +31.4% |
| 1851 | 2.1 years | -5.4% |
| 1852 | 1.7 years | -19.0% |
| 1853 | 1.26 years | -25.9% |
| 1854 | 1.73 years | +37.3% |
| 1855 | 1.64 years | -5.2% |
| 1856 | 1.96 years | +19.5% |
| 1857 | 1.49 years | -24.0% |
| 1858 | 1.33 years | -10.7% |
| 1859 | 1.4 years | +5.3% |
| 1860 | 2.03 years | +45.0% |
| 1861 | 1.6 years | -21.2% |
| 1862 | 1.53 years | -4.4% |
| 1863 | 2.04 years | +33.3% |
| 1864 | 0.91 years | -55.4% |
| 1865 | 1.7 years | +86.8% |
| 1866 | 1.5 years | -11.8% |
| 1867 | 1.81 years | +20.7% |
| 1868 | 2.02 years | +11.6% |
| 1869 | 1.59 years | -21.3% |
| 1870 | 1.72 years | +8.2% |
| 1871 | 1.53 years | -11.0% |
| 1872 | 1.38 years | -9.8% |
| 1873 | 1.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 1.61 years | +15.0% |
| 1875 | 1.7 years | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 1.84 years | +8.2% |
| 1877 | 1.64 years | -10.9% |
| 1878 | 1.37 years | -16.5% |
| 1879 | 1.08 years | -21.2% |
| 1880 | 1.2 years | +11.1% |
| 1881 | 1.67 years | +39.2% |
| 1882 | 1.11 years | -33.5% |
| 1883 | 1.07 years | -3.6% |
| 1884 | 1.13 years | +5.6% |
| 1885 | 1.54 years | +36.3% |
| 1886 | 1.64 years | +6.5% |
| 1887 | 1.5 years | -8.5% |
| 1888 | 1.4 years | -6.7% |
| 1889 | 1.78 years | +27.1% |
| 1890 | 1.76 years | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 1.59 years | -9.7% |
| 1892 | 1.76 years | +10.7% |
| 1893 | 1.53 years | -13.1% |
| 1894 | 1.81 years | +18.3% |
| 1895 | 1.43 years | -21.0% |
| 1896 | 1.78 years | +24.5% |
| 1897 | 1.86 years | +4.5% |
| 1898 | 1.81 years | -2.7% |
| 1899 | 1.37 years | -24.3% |
| 1900 | 1.52 years | +10.9% |
| 1901 | 1.65 years | +8.6% |
| 1902 | 1.17 years | -29.1% |
| 1903 | 1.73 years | +47.9% |
| 1904 | 1.2 years | -30.6% |
| 1905 | 1.44 years | +20.0% |
| 1906 | 1.58 years | +9.7% |
| 1907 | 1.34 years | -15.2% |
| 1908 | 1.37 years | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 1.44 years | +5.1% |
| 1910 | 1.37 years | -4.9% |
| 1911 | 2 years | +46.0% |
| 1912 | 1.45 years | -27.5% |
| 1913 | 1.68 years | +15.9% |
| 1914 | 1.77 years | +5.4% |
| 1915 | 2.04 years | +15.3% |
| 1916 | 1.45 years | -28.9% |
| 1917 | 1.27 years | -12.4% |
| 1918 | 1.06 years | -16.5% |
| 1919 | 1.23 years | +16.0% |
| 1920 | 1.3 years | +5.7% |
| 1921 | 1.76 years | +35.4% |
| 1922 | 1.2 years | -31.8% |
| 1923 | 1.49 years | +24.2% |
| 1924 | 1.57 years | +5.4% |
| 1925 | 1.65 years | +5.1% |
| 1926 | 1.21 years | -26.7% |
| 1927 | 1.49 years | +23.1% |
| 1928 | 1.47 years | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 1.32 years | -10.2% |
| 1930 | 1.42 years | +7.6% |
| 1931 | 1.47 years | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 1.35 years | -8.2% |
| 1933 | 1.45 years | +7.4% |
| 1934 | 1.38 years | -4.8% |
| 1935 | 1.35 years | -2.2% |
| 1936 | 1.65 years | +22.2% |
| 1937 | 1.46 years | -11.5% |
| 1938 | 1.77 years | +21.2% |
| 1939 | 1.65 years | -6.8% |
| 1940 | 1.8 years | +9.1% |
| 1941 | 1.92 years | +6.7% |
| 1942 | 2.34 years | +21.9% |
| 1943 | 2.44 years | +4.3% |
| 1944 | 2.2 years | -9.8% |
| 1945 | 1.93 years | -12.3% |
| 1946 | 1.63 years | -15.5% |
| 1947 | 1.53 years | -6.1% |
| 1948 | 1.87 years | +22.2% |
| 1949 | 1.52 years | -18.7% |
| 1950 | 1.83 years | +20.2% |
| 1951 | 1.91 years | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 2 years | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 2.29 years | +14.9% |
| 1954 | 2.34 years | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 2.4 years | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 2.71 years | +12.8% |
| 1957 | 2.66 years | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.92 years | +9.8% |
| 1959 | 2.88 years | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.03 years | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 3.4 years | +12.3% |
| 1962 | 3.44 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.3 years | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 3.51 years | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 4.01 years | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 4.08 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 4.28 years | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 4.25 years | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 4.53 years | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 4.83 years | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 4.76 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.72 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 5 years | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 4.9 years | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.06 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 5.14 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.22 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 5.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 5.4 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 5.57 years | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 5.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.78 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.73 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 5.69 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.78 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.71 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.44 years | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 5.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.29 years | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 5.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.24 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.15 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 4.99 years | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.1 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.87 years | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.73 years | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.84 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.66 years | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.38 years | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 4.31 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.24 years | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.11 years | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 4.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.76 years | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9 years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 years | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.41 years | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 3.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.42 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.26 years | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.08 years | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.91 years | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.87 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7 years | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 2.93 years | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 2.84 years | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.81 years | 1.63 years | 1.99 years | 4 |
| 1850s | 1.68 years | 1.26 years | 2.22 years | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.67 years | 0.91 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.53 years | 1.08 years | 1.84 years | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.4 years | 1.07 years | 1.78 years | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.67 years | 1.37 years | 1.86 years | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.44 years | 1.17 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.53 years | 1.06 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.45 years | 1.2 years | 1.76 years | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.49 years | 1.35 years | 1.77 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.92 years | 1.52 years | 2.44 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.39 years | 1.83 years | 2.92 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.78 years | 3.03 years | 4.53 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.03 years | 4.72 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 years | 5.44 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.02 years | 4.66 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 years | 3.72 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 years | 2.91 years | 3.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 years | 2.7 years | 2.93 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Norway?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Norway was 2.84 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 years in 1864.
- How does Norway rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Norway ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.