Period versus cohort life expectancy in Norway
Norway: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 83.2 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 41 countries
All-time high
83.2
in 2020
All-time low
44.71
in 1862
Years of data
179
1846β2024
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Norway, 1846β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, period versus cohort life expectancy in Norway stood at 83.2. That is the highest value across all 179 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Norway peaked at 83.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.71, in 1862.
Norway ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 179 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 46.47 | 44.77 | 48.05 | 4 |
| 1850s | 49.97 | 47.91 | 51.62 | 10 |
| 1860s | 48.06 | 44.71 | 50.42 | 10 |
| 1870s | 49.71 | 46.82 | 53.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 50.39 | 47.38 | 51.89 | 10 |
| 1890s | 51.6 | 48.61 | 53.95 | 10 |
| 1900s | 55.78 | 53.47 | 57.46 | 10 |
| 1910s | 57 | 50.32 | 58.31 | 10 |
| 1920s | 61.96 | 58.85 | 63.4 | 10 |
| 1930s | 65.67 | 64.1 | 67.35 | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.96 | 65.7 | 71.52 | 10 |
| 1950s | 73.05 | 71.59 | 73.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.67 | 73.1 | 74.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.79 | 74.07 | 75.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.1 | 75.67 | 76.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 76.59 | 78.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.87 | 78.69 | 80.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.05 | 81.04 | 82.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.05 | 82.64 | 83.2 | 5 |
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More health data for Norway
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Norway?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Norway was 83.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.71 in 1862.
- How does Norway rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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