Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 3.2 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.2 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024.
The figure is down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Norway peaked at 7.1 Years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.1 Years, in 2021.
That places Norway 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.14 Years | 4.4 Years | 5.9 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.34 Years | 6.2 Years | 6.7 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.85 Years | 6.6 Years | 7.1 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.99 Years | 5.6 Years | 6.5 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.95 Years | 4.5 Years | 5.5 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 Years | 3.4 Years | 4.5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 Years | 3.1 Years | 3.4 Years | 5 |
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More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.7122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5041 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Norway?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Norway was 3.2 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 Years in 1986.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 Years in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Norway ranks 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.