Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Norway
Norway: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 1.04 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
1.04
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
13th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.23
in 2005
All-time low
0.0119
in 1849
Years of data
173
1846–2018
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Norway, 1846–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Norway stood at 1.04.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Norway peaked at 1.23 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0119, in 1849.
That places Norway 13th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.0778 | — |
| 1847 | 0.0236 | -69.7% |
| 1848 | 0.0404 | +71.5% |
| 1849 | 0.0119 | -70.5% |
| 1850 | 0.0438 | +267.5% |
| 1851 | 0.0869 | +98.6% |
| 1852 | 0.0939 | +8.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0456 | -51.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0856 | +87.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0543 | -36.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0632 | +16.4% |
| 1857 | 0.0576 | -8.9% |
| 1858 | 0.1729 | +200.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0657 | -62.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0755 | +14.9% |
| 1861 | 0.1152 | +52.6% |
| 1862 | 0.116 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0986 | -15.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0375 | -61.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0928 | +147.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1052 | +13.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0757 | -28.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0496 | -34.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0985 | +98.8% |
| 1870 | 0.1194 | +21.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0374 | -68.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1134 | +203.5% |
| 1873 | 0.0133 | -88.3% |
| 1874 | 0.0536 | +302.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0803 | +49.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0655 | -18.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0385 | -41.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0385 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1463 | +279.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0875 | -40.2% |
| 1881 | 0.1023 | +16.9% |
| 1882 | 0.0693 | -32.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0727 | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0227 | -68.7% |
| 1885 | 0.1015 | +346.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1109 | +9.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1084 | -2.2% |
| 1888 | 0.0452 | -58.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1424 | +214.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0544 | -61.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0856 | +57.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0911 | +6.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0977 | +7.3% |
| 1894 | 0.1327 | +35.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0709 | -46.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0977 | +37.7% |
| 1897 | 0.1536 | +57.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1502 | -2.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0869 | -42.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0943 | +8.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1206 | +28.0% |
| 1902 | 0.1091 | -9.5% |
| 1903 | 0.08 | -26.7% |
| 1904 | 0.1116 | +39.5% |
| 1905 | 0.1128 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1076 | -4.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0726 | -32.5% |
| 1908 | 0.1036 | +42.7% |
| 1909 | 0.1157 | +11.6% |
| 1910 | 0.1374 | +18.7% |
| 1911 | 0.1641 | +19.4% |
| 1912 | 0.1217 | -25.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1259 | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0966 | -23.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1199 | +24.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0758 | -36.8% |
| 1917 | 0.1049 | +38.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0795 | -24.2% |
| 1919 | 0.153 | +92.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1151 | -24.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1645 | +42.9% |
| 1922 | 0.1171 | -28.8% |
| 1923 | 0.1187 | +1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1333 | +12.3% |
| 1925 | 0.1017 | -23.7% |
| 1926 | 0.1134 | +11.5% |
| 1927 | 0.0877 | -22.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1333 | +52.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1417 | +6.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1609 | +13.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0999 | -37.9% |
| 1932 | 0.0872 | -12.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1409 | +61.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2 | +42.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1022 | -48.9% |
| 1936 | 0.1235 | +20.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1494 | +21.0% |
| 1938 | 0.138 | -7.6% |
| 1939 | 0.181 | +31.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1173 | -35.2% |
| 1941 | 0.156 | +33.0% |
| 1942 | 0.1753 | +12.3% |
| 1943 | 0.2576 | +47.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1351 | -47.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1853 | +37.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0941 | -49.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1167 | +24.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1425 | +22.2% |
| 1949 | 0.095 | -33.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1703 | +79.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1469 | -13.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1887 | +28.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1847 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1078 | -41.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1089 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2006 | +84.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1241 | -38.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1568 | +26.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1866 | +19.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2485 | +33.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2237 | -10.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2306 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1653 | -28.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2152 | +30.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2761 | +28.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3212 | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3485 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.309 | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3845 | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3497 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3837 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.382 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4208 | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4194 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4651 | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4678 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5186 | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5594 | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5238 | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6085 | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6847 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7369 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7687 | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7089 | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7925 | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8275 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7519 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8086 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8141 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8649 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9273 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8873 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9407 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9725 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9904 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9971 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 1.15 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -2.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.04 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.04 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | +346.4% | 0.0227 | 0.1015 |
| 1874 | +302.4% | 0.0133 | 0.0536 |
| 1879 | +279.5% | 0.0385 | 0.1463 |
| 1850 | +267.5% | 0.0119 | 0.0438 |
| 1889 | +214.9% | 0.0452 | 0.1424 |
| 1872 | +203.5% | 0.0374 | 0.1134 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0384 | 0.0119 | 0.0778 | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.077 | 0.0438 | 0.1729 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0865 | 0.0375 | 0.116 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0706 | 0.0133 | 0.1463 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0863 | 0.0227 | 0.1424 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1021 | 0.0544 | 0.1536 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1028 | 0.0726 | 0.1206 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1179 | 0.0758 | 0.1641 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1226 | 0.0877 | 0.1645 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1383 | 0.0872 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1475 | 0.0941 | 0.2576 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1575 | 0.1078 | 0.2006 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2723 | 0.1653 | 0.3845 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.449 | 0.3497 | 0.5594 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7388 | 0.6085 | 0.8275 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9431 | 0.8141 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.02 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Norway?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Norway was 1.04 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 in 1849.
- How does Norway rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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