Denmark vs Netherlands: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Denmark
82.04
in 2024
Netherlands
81.84
in 2023
Denmark rank
18th
Netherlands rank
21st
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 82.04 against 81.84 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 41 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 43.42 | 37.03 | 6.39 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 44.74 | 37.55 | 7.19 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 46.46 | 39.15 | 7.3 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 47.86 | 42.96 | 4.89 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 49.73 | 46.87 | 2.86 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 54.9 | 51.64 | 3.27 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 57.6 | 55.15 | 2.45 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 61.08 | 61.69 | 0.61 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 63.55 | 66.23 | 2.68 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 67.52 | 65.62 | 1.9 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 71.47 | 72.35 | 0.873 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 72.61 | 73.54 | 0.924 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 73.9 | 74.54 | 0.644 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 74.56 | 76.38 | 1.81 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 75.6 | 77.51 | 1.91 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 77.86 | 79.34 | 1.48 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 80.52 | 81.45 | 0.931 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 81.49 | 81.55 | 0.065 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 82.04 against 81.84 in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.2, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Denmark ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.