Food supply vs. life expectancy in Netherlands
Netherlands: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 82.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply vs. life expectancy in Netherlands is 82.16 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Netherlands peaked at 82.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.44 years, in 1950.
That places Netherlands 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.35 years | 71.44 years | 73.19 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.54 years | 73.22 years | 73.83 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.54 years | 73.63 years | 75.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.38 years | 75.77 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.51 years | 77.01 years | 78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.34 years | 78.13 years | 80.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.46 years | 80.83 years | 82.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7 years | 81.36 years | 82.16 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Netherlands?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Netherlands was 82.16 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.16 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.44 years in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.