Canada vs Denmark: Life expectancy at birth, female
Canada
84.29 years
in 2024
Denmark
84.2 years
in 2024
Canada rank
35th
Denmark rank
36th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 84.29 years against 84.2 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 35th and Denmark ranks 36th of 217 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.06 years | 74.82 years | 0.242 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 77.29 years | 76.78 years | 0.502 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 79.73 years | 77.55 years | 2.17 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 81.09 years | 78.16 years | 2.93 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 82.52 years | 79.94 years | 2.58 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 83.9 years | 82.54 years | 1.36 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 83.87 years | 83.6 years | 0.266 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 84.29 years against 84.2 years in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.09 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Canada ranks 35th and Denmark ranks 36th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.