Denmark vs Low & middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Denmark
82.25 years
in 2024
Low & middle income
72.02 years
in 2024
Denmark rank
33rd
Low & middle income rank
30th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Denmark
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 82.25 years against 72.02 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.23 years.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 30th 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 | 72.59 years | 49.84 years | 22.75 years | Denmark |
| 1970s | 73.87 years | 55.79 years | 18.09 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74.51 years | 60.54 years | 13.97 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 75.49 years | 63.75 years | 11.74 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 77.61 years | 66.99 years | 10.62 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 80.5 years | 70.1 years | 10.4 years | Denmark |
| 2020s | 81.66 years | 71.16 years | 10.51 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Denmark or Low & middle income?
- Denmark, at 82.25 years against 72.02 years in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Denmark and Low & middle income?
- 10.23 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, total?
- Denmark ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 30th 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.