Denmark vs Taiwan, China: Life expectancy
Denmark
81.54 years
in 2020
Taiwan, China
81.43 years
in 2020
Denmark rank
20th
Taiwan, China rank
22nd
Life expectancy over time
- Denmark
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 81.54 years against 81.43 years in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 20th and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 46 years | 25 years | 21 years | Denmark |
| 1880s | 44.79 years | 25 years | 19.79 years | Denmark |
| 1890s | 47.27 years | 25 years | 22.27 years | Denmark |
| 1900s | 51.9 years | 27.7 years | 24.2 years | Denmark |
| 1910s | 58.88 years | 29 years | 29.88 years | Denmark |
| 1920s | 61.94 years | 39.78 years | 22.16 years | Denmark |
| 1930s | 64.28 years | 42.75 years | 21.53 years | Denmark |
| 1950s | 71.12 years | 58.6 years | 12.52 years | Denmark |
| 1960s | 72.3 years | 65.88 years | 6.42 years | Denmark |
| 1970s | 73.73 years | 69.65 years | 4.08 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74.31 years | 72.47 years | 1.83 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 75.07 years | 74.17 years | 0.8996 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 77.52 years | 76.63 years | 0.884 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 79.99 years | 79.81 years | 0.1869 years | Denmark |
| 2020s | 81.54 years | 81.43 years | 0.1149 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Denmark or Taiwan, China?
- Denmark, at 81.54 years against 81.43 years in Taiwan, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Denmark and Taiwan, China?
- 0.11 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Taiwan, China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Taiwan, China rank globally for life expectancy?
- Denmark ranks 20th and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.