Healthy life expectancy at birth in Norway
Norway: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 71.16 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
71.16
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 185 countries
All-time high
71.2
in 2020
All-time low
67.83
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Norway, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in Norway is 71.16, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Norway peaked at 71.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.83, in 2000.
That places Norway 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8 | 67.83 | 69.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.58 | 69.74 | 71.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.18 | 71.16 | 71.2 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Norway?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Norway was 71.16 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.83 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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