Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Denmark
Denmark: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.52 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.52 years
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.18 years
in 1981
All-time low
0.16 years
in 1924
Years of data
189
1835–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Denmark, 1835–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Denmark is 3.52 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Denmark peaked at 5.18 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.16 years, in 1924.
That places Denmark 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 2.65 years | — |
| 1836 | 2.27 years | -14.3% |
| 1837 | 1.98 years | -12.8% |
| 1838 | 2.32 years | +17.2% |
| 1839 | 1.57 years | -32.3% |
| 1840 | 1.82 years | +15.9% |
| 1841 | 2.11 years | +15.9% |
| 1842 | 2.14 years | +1.4% |
| 1843 | 2.24 years | +4.7% |
| 1844 | 1.89 years | -15.6% |
| 1845 | 2.31 years | +22.2% |
| 1846 | 2.15 years | -6.9% |
| 1847 | 1.95 years | -9.3% |
| 1848 | 1.81 years | -7.2% |
| 1849 | 1.7 years | -6.1% |
| 1850 | 2.52 years | +48.2% |
| 1851 | 2.39 years | -5.2% |
| 1852 | 2.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 1.25 years | -48.3% |
| 1854 | 2.29 years | +83.2% |
| 1855 | 2.09 years | -8.7% |
| 1856 | 2.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 2 years | -4.3% |
| 1858 | 2.65 years | +32.5% |
| 1859 | 2.61 years | -1.5% |
| 1860 | 2.46 years | -5.7% |
| 1861 | 2.32 years | -5.7% |
| 1862 | 2.21 years | -4.7% |
| 1863 | 2.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 1.95 years | -12.2% |
| 1865 | 2.77 years | +42.1% |
| 1866 | 2.35 years | -15.2% |
| 1867 | 2.06 years | -12.3% |
| 1868 | 1.9 years | -7.8% |
| 1869 | 1.97 years | +3.7% |
| 1870 | 2.49 years | +26.4% |
| 1871 | 1.92 years | -22.9% |
| 1872 | 1.8 years | -6.2% |
| 1873 | 1.94 years | +7.8% |
| 1874 | 2.37 years | +22.2% |
| 1875 | 2.54 years | +7.2% |
| 1876 | 2.62 years | +3.1% |
| 1877 | 2.34 years | -10.7% |
| 1878 | 1.74 years | -25.6% |
| 1879 | 2.38 years | +36.8% |
| 1880 | 2.13 years | -10.5% |
| 1881 | 2.61 years | +22.5% |
| 1882 | 2.07 years | -20.7% |
| 1883 | 2.41 years | +16.4% |
| 1884 | 2.39 years | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 2.59 years | +8.4% |
| 1886 | 1.89 years | -27.0% |
| 1887 | 2.09 years | +10.6% |
| 1888 | 1.82 years | -12.9% |
| 1889 | 2.19 years | +20.3% |
| 1890 | 2.25 years | +2.7% |
| 1891 | 1.5 years | -33.3% |
| 1892 | 1.73 years | +15.3% |
| 1893 | 2.34 years | +35.3% |
| 1894 | 2.13 years | -9.0% |
| 1895 | 1.92 years | -9.9% |
| 1896 | 2.36 years | +22.9% |
| 1897 | 2.24 years | -5.1% |
| 1898 | 2.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 2.33 years | +3.1% |
| 1900 | 2.22 years | -4.7% |
| 1901 | 2.54 years | +14.4% |
| 1902 | 2.14 years | -15.7% |
| 1903 | 2.12 years | -0.9% |
| 1904 | 2.29 years | +8.0% |
| 1905 | 2.36 years | +3.1% |
| 1906 | 2.42 years | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 1.93 years | -20.2% |
| 1908 | 2.09 years | +8.3% |
| 1909 | 2.17 years | +3.8% |
| 1910 | 2.24 years | +3.2% |
| 1911 | 2.13 years | -4.9% |
| 1912 | 1.71 years | -19.7% |
| 1913 | 1.51 years | -11.7% |
| 1914 | 2.17 years | +43.7% |
| 1915 | 1.47 years | -32.3% |
| 1916 | 1.6 years | +8.8% |
| 1917 | 1.12 years | -30.0% |
| 1918 | 0.54 years | -51.8% |
| 1919 | 0.49 years | -9.3% |
| 1920 | 0.75 years | +53.1% |
| 1921 | 0.41 years | -45.3% |
| 1922 | 0.31 years | -24.4% |
| 1923 | 0.41 years | +32.3% |
| 1924 | 0.16 years | -61.0% |
| 1925 | 0.27 years | +68.7% |
| 1926 | 0.41 years | +51.9% |
| 1927 | 0.28 years | -31.7% |
| 1928 | 0.62 years | +121.4% |
| 1929 | 0.4 years | -35.5% |
| 1930 | 0.41 years | +2.5% |
| 1931 | 0.42 years | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.44 years | +4.8% |
| 1933 | 0.42 years | -4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.73 years | +73.8% |
| 1935 | 0.53 years | -27.4% |
| 1936 | 0.48 years | -9.4% |
| 1937 | 0.82 years | +70.8% |
| 1938 | 0.78 years | -4.9% |
| 1939 | 1.04 years | +33.3% |
| 1940 | 0.95 years | -8.7% |
| 1941 | 0.93 years | -2.1% |
| 1942 | 0.83 years | -10.8% |
| 1943 | 0.88 years | +6.0% |
| 1944 | 0.49 years | -44.3% |
| 1945 | 0.32 years | -34.7% |
| 1946 | 0.64 years | +100.0% |
| 1947 | 1 years | +56.3% |
| 1948 | 1.44 years | +44.0% |
| 1949 | 1.3 years | -9.7% |
| 1950 | 1.21 years | -7.3% |
| 1951 | 1.18 years | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 1.59 years | +34.3% |
| 1953 | 1.29 years | -18.9% |
| 1954 | 1.65 years | +27.8% |
| 1955 | 2.09 years | +27.0% |
| 1956 | 2.12 years | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 2.28 years | +7.5% |
| 1958 | 2.38 years | +4.4% |
| 1959 | 2.26 years | -5.3% |
| 1960 | 2.52 years | +11.6% |
| 1961 | 2.84 years | +12.7% |
| 1962 | 3.11 years | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 3.09 years | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.48 years | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 3.47 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.6 years | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 3.76 years | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 3.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.95 years | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 3.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 4.36 years | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 4.35 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 4.69 years | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 4.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 4.68 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 4.97 years | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 5.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 5.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 5.08 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.01 years | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 4.97 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.89 years | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.72 years | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.82 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.7 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.48 years | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 4.45 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.28 years | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.18 years | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.3 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.04 years | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 4.19 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.84 years | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 3.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.77 years | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.93 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.98 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.76 years | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.65 years | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.74 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.67 years | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.67 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.61 years | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.54 years | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.66 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.59 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.53 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.43 years | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.56 years | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.48 years | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.56 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.45 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.41 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.34 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.52 years | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 2.16 years | 1.57 years | 2.65 years | 5 |
| 1840s | 2.01 years | 1.7 years | 2.31 years | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.23 years | 1.25 years | 2.65 years | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.22 years | 1.9 years | 2.77 years | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.21 years | 1.74 years | 2.62 years | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.22 years | 1.82 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.11 years | 1.5 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.23 years | 1.93 years | 2.54 years | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.5 years | 0.49 years | 2.24 years | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.402 years | 0.16 years | 0.75 years | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.607 years | 0.41 years | 1.04 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.878 years | 0.32 years | 1.44 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.81 years | 1.18 years | 2.38 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.36 years | 2.52 years | 3.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.66 years | 3.97 years | 5.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 years | 4.72 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.28 years | 3.84 years | 4.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 years | 3.65 years | 3.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 years | 3.43 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 years | 3.34 years | 3.52 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Denmark?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Denmark was 3.52 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 years in 1924.
- How does Denmark rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Denmark ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.