Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 2.8 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Netherlands is 2.8 Years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Netherlands peaked at 6.8 Years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.8 Years, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9 Years | 3.9 Years | 5.5 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.12 Years | 5.7 Years | 6.5 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.66 Years | 6.4 Years | 6.8 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.86 Years | 5.2 Years | 6.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 Years | 4.1 Years | 5.1 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 Years | 3.1 Years | 4.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 Years | 2.8 Years | 3.4 Years | 5 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.007 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.6 Percentage of live births (2023)
- Life expectancy 81.9 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -2.8 Years (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 17,993 Persons (2024)
- Causes of mortality 172,165 Deaths (2024)
- Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 135 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 2.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospital beds by sector 2.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Netherlands?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Netherlands was 2.8 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 Years in 1987.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 Years in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.