Canada vs Denmark: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Canada
82.11 years
in 2024
Denmark
82.25 years
in 2024
Canada rank
34th
Denmark rank
33rd
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 82.25 years against 82.11 years in Canada, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 34th and Denmark ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.79 years | 72.59 years | 0.7957 years | Denmark |
| 1970s | 73.61 years | 73.87 years | 0.2693 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 74.51 years | 1.71 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 78.05 years | 75.49 years | 2.56 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 80.08 years | 77.61 years | 2.47 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 81.75 years | 80.5 years | 1.25 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 81.56 years | 81.66 years | 0.1018 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 82.25 years against 82.11 years in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.14 years, with Denmark 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, total?
- Canada ranks 34th and Denmark ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.