Inequality in life expectancy in Norway
Norway: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.0245 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Norway, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Norway stood at 0.0245. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Norway peaked at 0.0332 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0245, in 2023.
Norway ranks 192nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0293 | 0.0271 | 0.0332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.025 | 0.0245 | 0.0253 | 4 |
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More health data for Norway
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 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 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Norway?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Norway was 0.0245 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0332 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Norway ranks 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.