Food supply vs. life expectancy in Norway
Norway: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 83.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.31 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
71.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Norway, 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 Norway is 83.31 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Norway peaked at 83.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.59 years, in 1950.
That places Norway 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Norway, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 71.59 years | — |
| 1951 | 72.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 72.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 73.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 73.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 73.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 73.49 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 73.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 73.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 73.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 73.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 73.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 73.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 73.1 years | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 73.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 73.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 74.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 74.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 73.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 73.67 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 74.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 74.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 74.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 74.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 74.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 74.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 75.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.43 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 75.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 76.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 75.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 76.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 77.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 78.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.39 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 79.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.63 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.31 years | +0.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 83.31 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 83.31 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.04 years | 71.59 years | 73.55 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.67 years | 73.1 years | 74.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.79 years | 74.07 years | 75.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.1 years | 75.67 years | 76.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.69 years | 76.59 years | 78.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.87 years | 78.69 years | 80.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.05 years | 81.04 years | 82.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.08 years | 82.63 years | 83.31 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Norway?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Norway was 83.31 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.31 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.59 years in 1950.
- How does Norway rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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Period life expectancy at birth.