Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Life expectancy by sex
Luxembourg
83.84 years
in 2023
New Zealand
83.77 years
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
41st
New Zealand rank
42nd
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Luxembourg
- New Zealand
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 83.84 years against 83.77 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.35 years | 72.59 years | 3.24 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 72.13 years | 74.26 years | 2.13 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 73.87 years | 75.42 years | 1.55 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 76.27 years | 77.11 years | 0.8418 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 78.5 years | 79.53 years | 1.03 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 80.71 years | 81.7 years | 0.9892 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 82.7 years | 83.26 years | 0.559 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 83.52 years | 83.71 years | 0.1939 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Luxembourg or New Zealand?
- Luxembourg, at 83.84 years against 83.77 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 0.07 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Luxembourg ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.