Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Female life expectancy at birth

Denmark
83.86 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
84.2 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
39th
United Arab Emirates rank
38th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

  • Denmark
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080195019862023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 84.2 years against 83.86 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.34 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 72.97 years 50.32 years 22.65 years Denmark
1960s 74.81 years 59.22 years 15.59 years Denmark
1970s 76.79 years 68.36 years 8.43 years Denmark
1980s 77.56 years 72.88 years 4.67 years Denmark
1990s 78.19 years 74.47 years 3.72 years Denmark
2000s 80.1 years 81.44 years 1.35 years United Arab Emirates
2010s 82.51 years 83.38 years 0.8702 years United Arab Emirates
2020s 83.46 years 82.79 years 0.67 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Denmark or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 84.2 years against 83.86 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?
0.34 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and United Arab Emirates rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
Denmark ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/womens-life-expectancy-at-birth/denmark/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/womens-life-expectancy-at-birth/denmark/united-arab-emirates/">Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Female life expectancy at birth</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Female life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.