Denmark vs Low & middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male

Denmark
80.4 years
in 2024
Low & middle income
69.74 years
in 2024
Denmark rank
29th
Low & middle income rank
31st

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Denmark
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 80.4 years against 69.74 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.66 years.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 70.47 years 48.46 years 22.01 years Denmark
1970s 71.1 years 54.22 years 16.89 years Denmark
1980s 71.62 years 58.66 years 12.96 years Denmark
1990s 72.94 years 61.79 years 11.16 years Denmark
2000s 75.39 years 64.93 years 10.46 years Denmark
2010s 78.56 years 67.87 years 10.69 years Denmark
2020s 79.82 years 68.85 years 10.97 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Denmark or Low & middle income?
Denmark, at 80.4 years against 69.74 years in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Denmark and Low & middle income?
10.66 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Low & middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Low & middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Denmark ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 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.