Denmark vs Early-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Denmark
82.25 years
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
72.01 years
in 2024
Denmark rank
33rd
Early-demographic dividend rank
31st

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • Denmark
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 82.25 years against 72.01 years in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.24 years.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

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

Denmark ranks 33rd and Early-demographic dividend 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 Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 72.59 years 48.64 years 23.95 years Denmark
1970s 73.87 years 52.96 years 20.91 years Denmark
1980s 74.51 years 58.22 years 16.29 years Denmark
1990s 75.49 years 62.21 years 13.27 years Denmark
2000s 77.61 years 65.82 years 11.79 years Denmark
2010s 80.5 years 69.42 years 11.08 years Denmark
2020s 81.66 years 70.66 years 11.01 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Denmark or Early-demographic dividend?
Denmark, at 82.25 years against 72.01 years in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Denmark and Early-demographic dividend?
10.24 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Early-demographic dividend?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Denmark ranks 33rd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.