In 1997 the life expectancy in Netherlands increased to 78 years.
That year, the life expectancy for women was 80.7 years and for men 75.2 years.Netherlands’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 16th in 1996 to 15th in 1997.
If we look at the change in life expectancy in Netherlands over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 77.6 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 76.9 years.
In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Netherlands. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Netherlands in Dutch economy.