What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway was 83.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 83.31 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 71.59 years in 1950.

How does Norway rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Norway ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.31 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

18th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.31 years

in 2023

All-time low

71.59 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway is 83.31 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway peaked at 83.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.59 years, in 1950.

Norway ranks 18th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	73.04 years	71.59 years	73.55 years	10
1960s	73.67 years	73.1 years	74.07 years	10
1970s	74.79 years	74.07 years	75.43 years	10
1980s	76.1 years	75.67 years	76.54 years	10
1990s	77.69 years	76.59 years	78.41 years	10
2000s	79.87 years	78.69 years	80.86 years	10
2010s	82.05 years	81.04 years	82.95 years	10
2020s	83.08 years	82.63 years	83.31 years	4

Countries ranked near Norway

15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare
16 Reunion 83.55 years compare
17 France 83.33 years compare
19 Malta 83.3 years compare
20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
21 Sweden 83.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Norway

Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 30,308 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 33,403 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 33,199 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 65.9% (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,457 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 29.4% (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 33,676 (2025)

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Norway was 83.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 83.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 71.59 years in 1950.
How does Norway rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Norway ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.