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
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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.