Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 4.5 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Luxembourg, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Luxembourg stood at 4.5 Years.
The figure is up 32.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Luxembourg peaked at 8 Years in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.4 Years, in 2023.
Luxembourg ranks 25th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7 Years | 5.7 Years | 5.7 Years | 1 |
| 1970s | 7.23 Years | 6.4 Years | 8 Years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.24 Years | 5.6 Years | 8 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9 Years | 6 Years | 7.6 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 Years | 5 Years | 6.9 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 Years | 4.1 Years | 5.6 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 Years | 3.4 Years | 4.6 Years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,220 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1581 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4965 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Luxembourg?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Luxembourg was 4.5 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 8 Years in 1977.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 Years in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Luxembourg ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.