Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -2.8 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-2.8 Years
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
1st
of 7 countries
All-time high
-2.8 Years
in 2024
All-time low
-6.8 Years
in 1987
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Netherlands stood at -2.8 Years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Netherlands peaked at -2.8 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.8 Years, in 1987.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -3.9 Years | — |
| 1961 | -4.3 Years | +10.3% |
| 1962 | -4.6 Years | +7.0% |
| 1963 | -4.8 Years | +4.3% |
| 1964 | -5 Years | +4.2% |
| 1965 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -5.1 Years | +2.0% |
| 1967 | -5.4 Years | +5.9% |
| 1968 | -5.5 Years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | -5.4 Years | -1.8% |
| 1970 | -5.7 Years | +5.6% |
| 1971 | -5.8 Years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | -6 Years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | -5.8 Years | -3.3% |
| 1974 | -6 Years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | -6.2 Years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | -6.4 Years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | -6.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -6.5 Years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | -6.4 Years | -1.5% |
| 1980 | -6.7 Years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | -6.6 Years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | -6.7 Years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | -6.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -6.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -6.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -6.6 Years | -1.5% |
| 1987 | -6.8 Years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | -6.7 Years | -1.5% |
| 1989 | -6.4 Years | -4.5% |
| 1990 | -6.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -6.2 Years | -3.1% |
| 1992 | -6.1 Years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | -6.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -5.8 Years | -4.9% |
| 1995 | -5.9 Years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | -5.8 Years | -1.7% |
| 1997 | -5.5 Years | -5.2% |
| 1998 | -5.6 Years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | -5.2 Years | -7.1% |
| 2000 | -5.1 Years | -1.9% |
| 2001 | -5 Years | -2.0% |
| 2002 | -4.7 Years | -6.0% |
| 2003 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4.6 Years | -2.1% |
| 2005 | -4.5 Years | -2.2% |
| 2006 | -4.3 Years | -4.4% |
| 2007 | -4.4 Years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | -4.1 Years | -6.8% |
| 2009 | -4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | -4.1 Years | -2.4% |
| 2011 | -3.7 Years | -9.8% |
| 2012 | -3.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -3.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -3.4 Years | -8.1% |
| 2015 | -3.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -3.2 Years | -5.9% |
| 2017 | -3.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -3.1 Years | -3.1% |
| 2019 | -3.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3.4 Years | +9.7% |
| 2021 | -3.3 Years | -2.9% |
| 2022 | -3 Years | -9.1% |
| 2023 | -3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2.8 Years | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.9 Years | -5.5 Years | -3.9 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -6.12 Years | -6.5 Years | -5.7 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.66 Years | -6.8 Years | -6.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.86 Years | -6.4 Years | -5.2 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.56 Years | -5.1 Years | -4.1 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.46 Years | -4.1 Years | -3.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.1 Years | -3.4 Years | -2.8 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)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 39,800 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.3 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.9 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 547 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy 81.9 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.6 Percentage of live births (2023)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 2.8 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 66,870 Number (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 50,777 Number (2020)
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 -2.8 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8 Years in 1987.
- How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (male-female). 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.