Life expectancy at birth oecd in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 82.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
82.7
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
82.7
in 2016
All-time low
69.4
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2021

Life expectancy at birth oecd in Luxembourg, 1960–2021

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth oecd in Luxembourg is 82.7, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth oecd in Luxembourg peaked at 82.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.4, in 1960.

Luxembourg ranks 10th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69.4 69.4 69.4 1
1970s 71.1 69.6 72.7 9
1980s 73.76 72.6 75 10
1990s 76.54 75.3 78 10
2000s 79.12 77.9 80.8 10
2010s 81.98 80.8 82.7 10
2020s 82.45 82.2 82.7 2

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 8 Sweden 83.1 compare
  2. 9 Israel 82.9 compare
  3. 10 Italy 82.7 compare
  4. 12 France 82.4 compare
  5. 12 Ireland 82.4 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth oecd in Luxembourg?
Life expectancy at birth oecd in Luxembourg was 82.7 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 82.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 69.4 in 1960.
How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
Luxembourg ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
Is life expectancy at birth oecd rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth oecd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,767 data points, 1960–2022
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