Denmark vs New Zealand: Survival to age 65, male

Denmark
88.2%
in 2024
New Zealand
88.5%
in 2024
Denmark rank
34th
New Zealand rank
32nd

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 88.5% against 88.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 73.7% 69.0% 4.7% Denmark
1970s 73.9% 69.9% 4.0% Denmark
1980s 74.2% 74.3% 0.1% New Zealand
1990s 77.4% 80.0% 2.6% New Zealand
2000s 81.8% 85.2% 3.4% New Zealand
2010s 85.9% 87.6% 1.8% New Zealand
2020s 88.3% 88.2% 0.1% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Denmark or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 88.5% against 88.2% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Denmark and New Zealand?
0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Denmark ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.