Chile vs Denmark: Sex gap in life expectancy
Chile
3.84 years
in 2023
Denmark
3.84 years
in 2023
Chile rank
189th
Denmark rank
191st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Chile
- Denmark
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.84 years against 3.84 years in Denmark, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 189th and Denmark ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.22 years | 2.97 years | 1.26 years | Chile |
| 1960s | 5.41 years | 4.35 years | 1.06 years | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.13 years | 5.68 years | 0.4461 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 6.39 years | 5.94 years | 0.4566 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 6.27 years | 5.19 years | 1.08 years | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.62 years | 4.53 years | 1.09 years | Chile |
| 2010s | 4.57 years | 4.01 years | 0.5518 years | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.75 years | 3.81 years | 0.9416 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Chile or Denmark?
- Chile, at 3.84 years against 3.84 years in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Chile and Denmark?
- 0 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Chile ranks 189th and Denmark ranks 191st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.