Canada vs Norway: Life expectation at birth by sex
Canada
84.83
in 2023
Norway
84.85
in 2023
Canada rank
29th
Norway rank
28th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 84.85 against 84.83 in Canada, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and Norway ranks 28th of 229 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 59.22 | 63.61 | 4.39 | Norway |
| 1930s | 63.24 | 67.2 | 3.96 | Norway |
| 1940s | 67.6 | 70.26 | 2.66 | Norway |
| 1950s | 72.33 | 74.97 | 2.64 | Norway |
| 1960s | 75.07 | 76.32 | 1.25 | Norway |
| 1970s | 77.3 | 78.02 | 0.7287 | Norway |
| 1980s | 79.66 | 79.53 | 0.1257 | Canada |
| 1990s | 81.02 | 80.63 | 0.3824 | Canada |
| 2000s | 82.44 | 82.25 | 0.1904 | Canada |
| 2010s | 83.88 | 83.95 | 0.0691 | Norway |
| 2020s | 84.31 | 84.7 | 0.3939 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 84.85 against 84.83 in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Canada and Norway?
- 0.02, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Canada ranks 29th and Norway ranks 28th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.