How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males

Denmark

80.02 years

in 2023

New Zealand

80.41 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

34th

New Zealand rank

31st

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 80.41 years against 80.02 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.39 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1940s	68.79 years	67.12 years	1.67 years	Denmark
1950s	70 years	67.87 years	2.13 years	Denmark
1960s	70.47 years	68.39 years	2.08 years	Denmark
1970s	71.1 years	69 years	2.11 years	Denmark
1980s	71.62 years	70.97 years	0.6531 years	Denmark
1990s	72.99 years	74.05 years	1.06 years	New Zealand
2000s	75.56 years	77.34 years	1.77 years	New Zealand
2010s	78.5 years	79.69 years	1.19 years	New Zealand
2020s	79.65 years	80.32 years	0.6699 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 80.41 years against 80.02 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males between Denmark and New Zealand?: 0.39 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?: Denmark ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.