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
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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.

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Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed