Period versus cohort life expectancy in Netherlands
Netherlands: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 81.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.84
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 41 countries
All-time high
82.05
in 2019
All-time low
30.91
in 1859
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Netherlands, 1850–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 81.84 for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Netherlands peaked at 82.05 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.91, in 1859.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 174 years of available data.
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 39.84 | — |
| 1851 | 40.14 | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 38.71 | -3.6% |
| 1853 | 38.74 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 38.72 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 34.58 | -10.7% |
| 1856 | 38.47 | +11.2% |
| 1857 | 35.41 | -8.0% |
| 1858 | 34.79 | -1.8% |
| 1859 | 30.91 | -11.2% |
| 1860 | 37 | +19.7% |
| 1861 | 36.51 | -1.3% |
| 1862 | 38.37 | +5.1% |
| 1863 | 38.31 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 37.65 | -1.7% |
| 1865 | 36.47 | -3.1% |
| 1866 | 33.69 | -7.6% |
| 1867 | 39.3 | +16.7% |
| 1868 | 37.78 | -3.9% |
| 1869 | 40.43 | +7.0% |
| 1870 | 37.54 | -7.1% |
| 1871 | 33.01 | -12.1% |
| 1872 | 36.47 | +10.5% |
| 1873 | 39.27 | +7.7% |
| 1874 | 41.3 | +5.2% |
| 1875 | 38.34 | -7.2% |
| 1876 | 40.46 | +5.5% |
| 1877 | 42.08 | +4.0% |
| 1878 | 41.09 | -2.4% |
| 1879 | 41.98 | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 40.41 | -3.7% |
| 1881 | 42.89 | +6.1% |
| 1882 | 43.8 | +2.1% |
| 1883 | 42.36 | -3.3% |
| 1884 | 41.34 | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 43.28 | +4.7% |
| 1886 | 41.98 | -3.0% |
| 1887 | 44.98 | +7.1% |
| 1888 | 44.23 | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 44.37 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 44.42 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 44.27 | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 43.95 | -0.7% |
| 1893 | 45.86 | +4.3% |
| 1894 | 46.99 | +2.5% |
| 1895 | 46.73 | -0.6% |
| 1896 | 48.56 | +3.9% |
| 1897 | 49.43 | +1.8% |
| 1898 | 49.11 | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 49.36 | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 48.48 | -1.8% |
| 1901 | 48.75 | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 50.65 | +3.9% |
| 1903 | 51.54 | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 50.87 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 52.1 | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 52.78 | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 53.51 | +1.4% |
| 1908 | 52.77 | -1.4% |
| 1909 | 54.92 | +4.1% |
| 1910 | 55.14 | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 53.18 | -3.6% |
| 1912 | 57.14 | +7.4% |
| 1913 | 57.35 | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 57.19 | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 57.24 | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 56.16 | -1.9% |
| 1917 | 55.65 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 47.63 | -14.4% |
| 1919 | 54.78 | +15.0% |
| 1920 | 57.98 | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 59.71 | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 59.78 | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 62 | +3.7% |
| 1924 | 62.88 | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 63.12 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 62.98 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 62.61 | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 63.71 | +1.8% |
| 1929 | 62.15 | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 64.66 | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 64.32 | -0.5% |
| 1932 | 65.39 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 66.03 | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 66.6 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 66.51 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 66.73 | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 66.97 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 67.39 | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 67.72 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 65.4 | -3.4% |
| 1941 | 65.33 | -0.1% |
| 1942 | 65.8 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 64.41 | -2.1% |
| 1944 | 61.27 | -4.9% |
| 1945 | 55.58 | -9.3% |
| 1946 | 67.53 | +21.5% |
| 1947 | 69.56 | +3.0% |
| 1948 | 71.04 | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 70.29 | -1.1% |
| 1950 | 71.44 | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 71.5 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 72.12 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 71.7 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 72.38 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 72.5 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 72.52 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 72.97 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 73.14 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 73.19 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 73.35 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 73.55 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 73.22 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 73.35 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 73.73 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 73.6 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 73.55 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 73.83 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 73.64 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 73.56 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 73.63 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 73.87 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 73.78 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.23 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 74.61 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.55 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.67 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 75.26 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 75.17 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.65 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 75.77 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.99 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.06 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.26 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.32 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 76.37 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 76.35 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 76.81 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 77 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.83 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.01 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.16 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.36 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.04 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.51 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 77.55 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.55 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.93 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.96 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.12 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.33 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.41 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.66 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.23 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.48 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.84 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.25 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.39 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.67 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.83 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.11 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.06 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.65 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.48 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.55 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.73 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.78 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.05 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.39 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.35 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.63 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.84 | +0.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 81.84 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.92, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 81.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37.03 | 30.91 | 40.14 | 10 |
| 1860s | 37.55 | 33.69 | 40.43 | 10 |
| 1870s | 39.15 | 33.01 | 42.08 | 10 |
| 1880s | 42.96 | 40.41 | 44.98 | 10 |
| 1890s | 46.87 | 43.95 | 49.43 | 10 |
| 1900s | 51.64 | 48.48 | 54.92 | 10 |
| 1910s | 55.15 | 47.63 | 57.35 | 10 |
| 1920s | 61.69 | 57.98 | 63.71 | 10 |
| 1930s | 66.23 | 64.32 | 67.72 | 10 |
| 1940s | 65.62 | 55.58 | 71.04 | 10 |
| 1950s | 72.35 | 71.44 | 73.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.54 | 73.22 | 73.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.54 | 73.63 | 75.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.38 | 75.77 | 77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.51 | 77.01 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.34 | 78.12 | 80.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.45 | 80.83 | 82.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.55 | 81.35 | 81.84 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Netherlands?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Netherlands was 81.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.05 in 2019.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.91 in 1859.
- How does Netherlands rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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