Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Netherlands
Netherlands: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.9475 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.9475
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
17th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 2007
All-time low
-0.0021
in 1860
Years of data
169
1850–2018
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Netherlands, 1850–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Netherlands is 0.9475, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Netherlands peaked at 1.16 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0021, in 1860.
That places Netherlands 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0183 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0302 | +65.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0198 | -34.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0201 | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0162 | -19.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0061 | -62.4% |
| 1856 | 0.0139 | +127.5% |
| 1857 | 0.011 | -20.7% |
| 1858 | 0.0066 | -39.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0024 | -64.5% |
| 1860 | -0.0021 | -188.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0111 | -634.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0023 | -78.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0291 | +1138.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0151 | -47.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0191 | +26.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0033 | -82.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0008 | -77.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0262 | +3332.1% |
| 1869 | 0.019 | -27.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0156 | -18.2% |
| 1871 | -0.0001 | -100.9% |
| 1872 | 0.0197 | -14021.1% |
| 1873 | 0.019 | -3.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0167 | -11.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0185 | +11.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0219 | +18.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0421 | +92.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0201 | -52.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0099 | -50.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0278 | +179.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0147 | -47.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0334 | +127.2% |
| 1883 | 0.019 | -43.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0245 | +28.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0152 | -38.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0254 | +67.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0122 | -52.2% |
| 1888 | 0.0395 | +224.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0235 | -40.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0242 | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 0.018 | -25.5% |
| 1892 | 0.015 | -16.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0188 | +25.0% |
| 1894 | 0.053 | +181.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0311 | -41.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0708 | +127.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0792 | +11.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0247 | -68.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0319 | +29.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0374 | +17.3% |
| 1901 | 0.0634 | +69.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0228 | -64.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0767 | +236.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0568 | -26.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0437 | -23.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0542 | +23.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0655 | +20.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0296 | -54.8% |
| 1909 | 0.045 | +52.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0478 | +6.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0584 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | 0.1019 | +74.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0618 | -39.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0515 | -16.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0348 | -32.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0505 | +45.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0525 | +3.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0395 | -24.8% |
| 1919 | 0.037 | -6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0562 | +52.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0888 | +58.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0524 | -41.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0805 | +53.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0827 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1018 | +23.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0947 | -7.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0593 | -37.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0674 | +13.5% |
| 1929 | 0.0526 | -21.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0695 | +32.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0528 | -24.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0868 | +64.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0532 | -38.7% |
| 1934 | 0.0697 | +31.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0815 | +17.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0661 | -19.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0566 | -14.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0835 | +47.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1089 | +30.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0836 | -23.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0663 | -20.6% |
| 1942 | 0.1496 | +125.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0348 | -76.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0484 | +39.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0761 | +57.4% |
| 1946 | 0.1477 | +94.0% |
| 1947 | 0.125 | -15.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1341 | +7.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0695 | -48.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0822 | +18.3% |
| 1951 | 0.107 | +30.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0889 | -16.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1326 | +49.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1498 | +13.0% |
| 1955 | 0.156 | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1252 | -19.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1441 | +15.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1862 | +29.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1404 | -24.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1917 | +36.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1786 | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2193 | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2582 | +17.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2086 | -19.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2687 | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2372 | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2554 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3024 | +18.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2593 | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.292 | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2841 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3119 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.391 | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.394 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4922 | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5346 | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5726 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6081 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6607 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7295 | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7736 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7887 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8377 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8594 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.876 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8474 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9619 | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.944 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9694 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9981 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9896 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9735 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.986 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.03 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9907 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9885 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9734 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9651 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9475 | -1.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9475 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 100% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9475 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | +14021.1% | -0.0001 | 0.0197 |
| 1868 | +3332.1% | 0.0008 | 0.0262 |
| 1863 | +1138.4% | 0.0023 | 0.0291 |
| 1861 | +634.2% | -0.0021 | 0.0111 |
| 1903 | +236.6% | 0.0228 | 0.0767 |
| 1888 | +224.7% | 0.0122 | 0.0395 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0145 | 0.0024 | 0.0302 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0124 | -0.0021 | 0.0291 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0183 | -0.0001 | 0.0421 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0235 | 0.0122 | 0.0395 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0367 | 0.015 | 0.0792 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0495 | 0.0228 | 0.0767 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0536 | 0.0348 | 0.1019 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0736 | 0.0524 | 0.1018 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0729 | 0.0528 | 0.1089 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0935 | 0.0348 | 0.1496 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1312 | 0.0822 | 0.1862 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2379 | 0.1786 | 0.3024 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4541 | 0.2841 | 0.6607 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8587 | 0.7295 | 0.9694 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.9734 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.9475 | 1.09 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Netherlands?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Netherlands was 0.9475 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0021 in 1860.
- How does Netherlands rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Netherlands ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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