Denmark vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at age 15
Denmark
91.2 years
in 2100
New Zealand
91.08 years
in 2100
Denmark rank
43rd
New Zealand rank
46th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 91.2 years against 91.08 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 43rd and New Zealand ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 73.35 years | 72.08 years | 1.27 years | Denmark |
| 1950s | 73.94 years | 72.79 years | 1.15 years | Denmark |
| 1960s | 74.45 years | 73.22 years | 1.23 years | Denmark |
| 1970s | 75.09 years | 73.7 years | 1.39 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 75.43 years | 75.22 years | 0.2127 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 76.24 years | 77.61 years | 1.38 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 78.32 years | 80.19 years | 1.87 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 80.89 years | 82 years | 1.11 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 82.41 years | 82.83 years | 0.4258 years | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 83.85 years | 84.07 years | 0.2202 years | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 85.12 years | 85.29 years | 0.1695 years | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 86.3 years | 86.41 years | 0.1137 years | New Zealand |
| 2060s | 87.42 years | 87.49 years | 0.0618 years | New Zealand |
| 2070s | 88.51 years | 88.53 years | 0.0236 years | New Zealand |
| 2080s | 89.57 years | 89.52 years | 0.0482 years | Denmark |
| 2090s | 90.63 years | 90.53 years | 0.1014 years | Denmark |
| 2100s | 91.2 years | 91.08 years | 0.125 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 91.2 years against 91.08 years in New Zealand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.12 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2100.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Denmark ranks 43rd and New Zealand ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.