Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 83.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.31
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.31
in 2023
All-time low
44.71
in 1862
Years of data
178
1846–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Norway, 1846–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 83.31 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 178 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Norway peaked at 83.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.71, in 1862.
Norway ranks 18th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 46.47 | 44.77 | 48.05 | 4 |
| 1850s | 49.97 | 47.91 | 51.62 | 10 |
| 1860s | 48.06 | 44.71 | 50.42 | 10 |
| 1870s | 49.71 | 46.82 | 53.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 50.39 | 47.38 | 51.89 | 10 |
| 1890s | 51.6 | 48.61 | 53.95 | 10 |
| 1900s | 55.78 | 53.47 | 57.46 | 10 |
| 1910s | 57 | 50.32 | 58.31 | 10 |
| 1920s | 61.96 | 58.85 | 63.4 | 10 |
| 1930s | 65.67 | 64.1 | 67.35 | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.96 | 65.7 | 71.52 | 10 |
| 1950s | 73.04 | 71.59 | 73.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.67 | 73.1 | 74.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.79 | 74.07 | 75.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.1 | 75.67 | 76.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 76.59 | 78.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.87 | 78.69 | 80.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.05 | 81.04 | 82.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.07 | 82.63 | 83.31 | 4 |
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More health data for Norway
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Norway?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Norway was 83.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.71 in 1862.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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