Belgium vs Denmark: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Belgium
1.07
in 2018
Denmark
0.9677
in 2019
Belgium rank
12th
Denmark rank
15th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.07 against 0.9677 in Denmark, a difference of 0.1023.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 15th of 33 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Denmark in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0223 | 0.0436 | 0.0213 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0.0272 | 0.0466 | 0.0194 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.0281 | 0.0644 | 0.0363 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.0259 | 0.0552 | 0.0293 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.0403 | 0.0793 | 0.039 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.0454 | 0.0778 | 0.0325 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.0576 | 0.1006 | 0.043 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.0591 | 0.0894 | 0.0302 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.0896 | 0.0539 | 0.0357 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.1285 | 0.046 | 0.0825 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.1441 | 0.0732 | 0.0709 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.1994 | 0.1089 | 0.0905 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.2487 | 0.2337 | 0.015 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.3593 | 0.4959 | 0.1366 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.6254 | 0.6884 | 0.063 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.9541 | 0.7923 | 0.1618 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.8926 | 0.1289 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 0.9701 | 0.0958 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 1.07 against 0.9677 in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.1023, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 15th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.