Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway
Norway: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.84 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.84
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.78
in 1986
All-time low
0.91
in 1864
Years of data
178
1846–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway, 1846–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway is 2.84, 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway peaked at 5.78 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.91, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 1.99 | — |
| 1847 | 1.63 | -18.1% |
| 1848 | 1.93 | +18.4% |
| 1849 | 1.69 | -12.4% |
| 1850 | 2.22 | +31.4% |
| 1851 | 2.1 | -5.4% |
| 1852 | 1.7 | -19.0% |
| 1853 | 1.26 | -25.9% |
| 1854 | 1.73 | +37.3% |
| 1855 | 1.64 | -5.2% |
| 1856 | 1.96 | +19.5% |
| 1857 | 1.49 | -24.0% |
| 1858 | 1.33 | -10.7% |
| 1859 | 1.4 | +5.3% |
| 1860 | 2.03 | +45.0% |
| 1861 | 1.6 | -21.2% |
| 1862 | 1.53 | -4.4% |
| 1863 | 2.04 | +33.3% |
| 1864 | 0.91 | -55.4% |
| 1865 | 1.7 | +86.8% |
| 1866 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 1867 | 1.81 | +20.7% |
| 1868 | 2.02 | +11.6% |
| 1869 | 1.59 | -21.3% |
| 1870 | 1.72 | +8.2% |
| 1871 | 1.53 | -11.0% |
| 1872 | 1.38 | -9.8% |
| 1873 | 1.4 | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 1.61 | +15.0% |
| 1875 | 1.7 | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 1.84 | +8.2% |
| 1877 | 1.64 | -10.9% |
| 1878 | 1.37 | -16.5% |
| 1879 | 1.08 | -21.2% |
| 1880 | 1.2 | +11.1% |
| 1881 | 1.67 | +39.2% |
| 1882 | 1.11 | -33.5% |
| 1883 | 1.07 | -3.6% |
| 1884 | 1.13 | +5.6% |
| 1885 | 1.54 | +36.3% |
| 1886 | 1.64 | +6.5% |
| 1887 | 1.5 | -8.5% |
| 1888 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 1889 | 1.78 | +27.1% |
| 1890 | 1.76 | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 1.59 | -9.7% |
| 1892 | 1.76 | +10.7% |
| 1893 | 1.53 | -13.1% |
| 1894 | 1.81 | +18.3% |
| 1895 | 1.43 | -21.0% |
| 1896 | 1.78 | +24.5% |
| 1897 | 1.86 | +4.5% |
| 1898 | 1.81 | -2.7% |
| 1899 | 1.37 | -24.3% |
| 1900 | 1.52 | +10.9% |
| 1901 | 1.65 | +8.6% |
| 1902 | 1.17 | -29.1% |
| 1903 | 1.73 | +47.9% |
| 1904 | 1.2 | -30.6% |
| 1905 | 1.44 | +20.0% |
| 1906 | 1.58 | +9.7% |
| 1907 | 1.34 | -15.2% |
| 1908 | 1.37 | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 1.44 | +5.1% |
| 1910 | 1.37 | -4.9% |
| 1911 | 2 | +46.0% |
| 1912 | 1.45 | -27.5% |
| 1913 | 1.68 | +15.9% |
| 1914 | 1.77 | +5.4% |
| 1915 | 2.04 | +15.3% |
| 1916 | 1.45 | -28.9% |
| 1917 | 1.27 | -12.4% |
| 1918 | 1.06 | -16.5% |
| 1919 | 1.23 | +16.0% |
| 1920 | 1.3 | +5.7% |
| 1921 | 1.76 | +35.4% |
| 1922 | 1.2 | -31.8% |
| 1923 | 1.49 | +24.2% |
| 1924 | 1.57 | +5.4% |
| 1925 | 1.65 | +5.1% |
| 1926 | 1.21 | -26.7% |
| 1927 | 1.49 | +23.1% |
| 1928 | 1.47 | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 1.32 | -10.2% |
| 1930 | 1.42 | +7.6% |
| 1931 | 1.47 | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 1.35 | -8.2% |
| 1933 | 1.45 | +7.4% |
| 1934 | 1.38 | -4.8% |
| 1935 | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 1936 | 1.65 | +22.2% |
| 1937 | 1.46 | -11.5% |
| 1938 | 1.77 | +21.2% |
| 1939 | 1.65 | -6.8% |
| 1940 | 1.8 | +9.1% |
| 1941 | 1.92 | +6.7% |
| 1942 | 2.34 | +21.9% |
| 1943 | 2.44 | +4.3% |
| 1944 | 2.2 | -9.8% |
| 1945 | 1.93 | -12.3% |
| 1946 | 1.63 | -15.5% |
| 1947 | 1.53 | -6.1% |
| 1948 | 1.87 | +22.2% |
| 1949 | 1.52 | -18.7% |
| 1950 | 1.83 | +20.2% |
| 1951 | 1.91 | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 2 | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 2.29 | +14.9% |
| 1954 | 2.34 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 2.4 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 2.71 | +12.8% |
| 1957 | 2.66 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.92 | +9.8% |
| 1959 | 2.88 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.03 | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 3.4 | +12.3% |
| 1962 | 3.44 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.3 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 3.51 | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 4.01 | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 4.08 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 4.28 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 4.25 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 4.53 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 4.83 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 4.76 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.72 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 5 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 4.9 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.06 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 5.14 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.22 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 5.27 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 5.4 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 5.57 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 5.62 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.78 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.73 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 5.69 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.78 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.71 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.44 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 5.5 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.29 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 5.32 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.24 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.15 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 4.99 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.1 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.87 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.73 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.84 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.66 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.38 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 4.31 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.24 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.11 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 4.13 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.76 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.92 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.72 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.72 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.41 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 3.46 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.42 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.26 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.08 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.91 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.92 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.93 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.87 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 2.93 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 2.84 | -3.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 2.84 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 66% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 2.84 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.71, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | +86.8% | 0.91 | 1.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.81 | 1.63 | 1.99 | 4 |
| 1850s | 1.68 | 1.26 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.67 | 0.91 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.53 | 1.08 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.4 | 1.07 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.67 | 1.37 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.44 | 1.17 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.53 | 1.06 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.45 | 1.2 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.49 | 1.35 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.92 | 1.52 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.39 | 1.83 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.78 | 3.03 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.03 | 4.72 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 | 5.44 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.02 | 4.66 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 | 3.72 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 | 2.91 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 | 2.7 | 2.93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 193 Wallis and Futuna 2.85 compare
- 194 Cambodia 2.85 compare
- 195 Zambia 2.84 compare
- 197 San Marino 2.76 compare
- 198 Cameroon 2.76 compare
- 199 Central African Republic 2.7 compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Norway was 2.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 in 1986.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 1864.
- How does Norway rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Norway ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 178 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).