Netherlands sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 82.0 years of life, 36th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Netherlands, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.0 yrs | 36 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 4.0 /1,000 | 160 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 9.6 /1,000 | 47 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 23.5 yrs | 24 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 20.5 /1,000 | 198 of 212 | 2023 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 2.8 yrs | 203 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 87.2 men/100 women | 162 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 3.4 /1,000 | 161 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 4.0 /100k | 175 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 9.9 % | 162 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 11.5 /100k | 49 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 4.0 /100k | 168 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 14.3 % | 80 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 8.7 L | 43 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 20.5 % | 30 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $6,845 | 11 of 191 | 2024 |
| GDP per capita | $67,520 | 18 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Netherlands's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 10th lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (2.8 yrs) and the 11th highest health spending per capita in the world ($6,845). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Netherlands; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.