Healthy life expectancy in Norway

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Norway was 70.4 years in 2023.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Norway, 2023 70.4 Years
Change from 2022 +0.4% 2022: 70.1 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 69.3 years Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2023 11th of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Norway over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Norway
2023 70.4 years
2022 70.1 years
2021 70.7 years
2020 70.8 years
2019 70.8 years
2018 70.7 years
2017 70.6 years
2016 70.4 years
2015 70.4 years
2014 70.2 years
2013 69.9 years
2012 69.8 years
2011 69.6 years
2010 69.5 years
2009 69.4 years
2008 69.2 years
2007 69.1 years
2006 69.0 years
2005 68.8 years
2004 68.6 years
2003 68.4 years
2002 68.0 years
2001 68.0 years
2000 67.8 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 70.1 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 69.9 years, the figure has changed by +0.7%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Norway has the 11th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Norway
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory