Luxembourg vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy by sex
Luxembourg
83.84 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
84.2 years
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
41st
United Arab Emirates rank
38th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Luxembourg
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 84.2 years against 83.84 years in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.36 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.35 years | 50.32 years | 19.03 years | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 72.13 years | 59.22 years | 12.91 years | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 73.87 years | 68.36 years | 5.51 years | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 76.27 years | 72.88 years | 3.39 years | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 78.5 years | 74.47 years | 4.03 years | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 80.71 years | 81.44 years | 0.734 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 82.7 years | 83.38 years | 0.6799 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 83.52 years | 82.79 years | 0.7307 years | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Luxembourg or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 84.2 years against 83.84 years in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.36 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Luxembourg ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th 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.