Period versus cohort life expectancy in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 83.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.15
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 41 countries
All-time high
83.15
in 2023
All-time low
68.63
in 1962
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Luxembourg, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, period versus cohort life expectancy in Luxembourg stood at 83.15. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Luxembourg peaked at 83.15 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.63, in 1962.
That places Luxembourg 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.99 | — |
| 1961 | 69.53 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 68.63 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 68.85 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 69.06 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 69.4 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 69.3 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 69.67 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 70.28 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 69.85 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 69.56 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.46 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 70.69 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 70.48 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 70.53 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.53 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 70.46 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 71.77 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 71.72 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.39 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 72.56 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.39 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.44 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.33 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 73.11 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.63 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 74.54 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 74.13 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.73 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 74.67 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.36 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 75.45 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.11 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.72 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 76.37 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 76.43 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.44 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.79 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.96 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.59 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.74 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 77.85 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.96 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.84 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.19 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 79.48 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.3 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.43 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.53 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 80.62 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.61 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.83 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.39 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.77 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.97 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.29 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.74 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.01 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.38 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.05 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.48 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.8 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.15 | +0.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 83.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.92, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 83.15 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.49, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.36 | 68.63 | 70.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.76 | 69.46 | 72.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.55 | 72.39 | 74.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.22 | 75.11 | 77.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.99 | 77.74 | 80.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.61 | 80.61 | 82.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.62 | 82.05 | 83.15 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Luxembourg?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Luxembourg was 83.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 83.15 in 2023.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.63 in 1962.
- How does Luxembourg rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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