How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark
Denmark: How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? was 0.9677 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.9677 years
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
15th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.03 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.0165 years
in 1853
Years of data
185
1835–2019
How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark, 1835–2019
Source: Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark is 0.9677 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark peaked at 1.03 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 years, in 1853.
Denmark ranks 15th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 0.0803 years | — |
| 1836 | 0.0321 years | -60.0% |
| 1837 | 0.0379 years | +18.1% |
| 1838 | 0.0452 years | +19.3% |
| 1839 | 0.019 years | -58.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0465 years | +144.7% |
| 1841 | 0.0386 years | -16.9% |
| 1842 | 0.0461 years | +19.4% |
| 1843 | 0.0397 years | -13.9% |
| 1844 | 0.037 years | -6.7% |
| 1845 | 0.0676 years | +82.7% |
| 1846 | 0.0265 years | -60.8% |
| 1847 | 0.0196 years | -25.9% |
| 1848 | 0.0682 years | +247.4% |
| 1849 | 0.049 years | -28.1% |
| 1850 | 0.0775 years | +58.1% |
| 1851 | 0.0718 years | -7.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0566 years | -21.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0165 years | -70.8% |
| 1854 | 0.0235 years | +42.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0293 years | +24.9% |
| 1856 | 0.0431 years | +46.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0306 years | -28.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0366 years | +19.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0805 years | +120.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0851 years | +5.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0702 years | -17.5% |
| 1862 | 0.0877 years | +24.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0272 years | -69.0% |
| 1864 | 0.05 years | +83.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0849 years | +69.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0777 years | -8.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0284 years | -63.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0822 years | +189.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0502 years | -38.9% |
| 1870 | 0.072 years | +43.4% |
| 1871 | 0.0358 years | -50.3% |
| 1872 | 0.047 years | +31.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0457 years | -2.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0371 years | -18.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0363 years | -2.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0906 years | +149.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0577 years | -36.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0609 years | +5.6% |
| 1879 | 0.0688 years | +13.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0597 years | -13.3% |
| 1881 | 0.0972 years | +63.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0919 years | -5.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0417 years | -54.6% |
| 1884 | 0.033 years | -20.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0952 years | +188.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0704 years | -26.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0994 years | +41.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0842 years | -15.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1206 years | +43.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0743 years | -38.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0551 years | -25.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0392 years | -28.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0852 years | +117.5% |
| 1894 | 0.1063 years | +24.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0949 years | -10.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0945 years | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0869 years | -8.0% |
| 1898 | 0.1039 years | +19.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0379 years | -63.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1035 years | +172.7% |
| 1901 | 0.1488 years | +43.8% |
| 1902 | 0.111 years | -25.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0979 years | -11.9% |
| 1904 | 0.1055 years | +7.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0509 years | -51.7% |
| 1906 | 0.121 years | +137.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0542 years | -55.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0926 years | +70.7% |
| 1909 | 0.1202 years | +29.8% |
| 1910 | 0.1364 years | +13.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0883 years | -35.2% |
| 1912 | 0.0815 years | -7.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0727 years | -10.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0634 years | -12.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0374 years | -41.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0522 years | +39.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0627 years | +20.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0501 years | -20.2% |
| 1919 | 0.068 years | +35.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0456 years | -33.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0208 years | -54.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0281 years | +35.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0745 years | +164.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1003 years | +34.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0614 years | -38.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0471 years | -23.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0767 years | +62.8% |
| 1928 | 0.0359 years | -53.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0485 years | +35.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0589 years | +21.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0196 years | -66.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0391 years | +99.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0568 years | +45.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0749 years | +32.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0489 years | -34.7% |
| 1936 | 0.0581 years | +18.7% |
| 1937 | 0.0226 years | -61.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0516 years | +128.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0299 years | -42.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0738 years | +147.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0585 years | -20.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0841 years | +43.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0723 years | -14.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0627 years | -13.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0224 years | -64.2% |
| 1946 | 0.087 years | +287.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0791 years | -9.0% |
| 1948 | 0.104 years | +31.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0876 years | -15.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0666 years | -24.0% |
| 1951 | 0.052 years | -22.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0412 years | -20.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0906 years | +119.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0748 years | -17.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1673 years | +123.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1776 years | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1285 years | -27.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1848 years | +43.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1055 years | -42.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1213 years | +14.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1959 years | +61.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2014 years | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2198 years | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2 years | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2221 years | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.249 years | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 0.253 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3152 years | +24.6% |
| 1969 | 0.359 years | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3356 years | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4589 years | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3558 years | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4468 years | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 0.491 years | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5313 years | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5246 years | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5679 years | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5803 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6669 years | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6052 years | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6549 years | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6749 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6557 years | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6941 years | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6768 years | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.69 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7286 years | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7758 years | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7284 years | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7588 years | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7636 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7472 years | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7299 years | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7913 years | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7582 years | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7941 years | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8338 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.909 years | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.837 years | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.855 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8748 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8211 years | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9863 years | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8639 years | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9551 years | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8903 years | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.809 years | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9397 years | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.931 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.904 years | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9335 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9324 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9897 years | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9729 years | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9728 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9975 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9677 years | -5.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.9677 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522 years, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.9677 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211 years, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +287.7% | 0.0224 years | 0.087 years |
| 1848 | +247.4% | 0.0196 years | 0.0682 years |
| 1868 | +189.2% | 0.0284 years | 0.0822 years |
| 1885 | +188.2% | 0.033 years | 0.0952 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0429 years | 0.019 years | 0.0803 years | 5 |
| 1840s | 0.0439 years | 0.0196 years | 0.0682 years | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0466 years | 0.0165 years | 0.0805 years | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0644 years | 0.0272 years | 0.0877 years | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0552 years | 0.0358 years | 0.0906 years | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0793 years | 0.033 years | 0.1206 years | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0778 years | 0.0379 years | 0.1063 years | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1006 years | 0.0509 years | 0.1488 years | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0713 years | 0.0374 years | 0.1364 years | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0539 years | 0.0208 years | 0.1003 years | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.046 years | 0.0196 years | 0.0749 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0732 years | 0.0224 years | 0.104 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1089 years | 0.0412 years | 0.1848 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2337 years | 0.1213 years | 0.359 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4959 years | 0.3356 years | 0.6669 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6884 years | 0.6052 years | 0.7758 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7923 years | 0.7299 years | 0.909 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8926 years | 0.809 years | 0.9863 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9698 years | 0.904 years | 1.03 years | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark?
- How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? in Denmark was 0.9677 years in 2019, according to Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 years in 1853.
- How does Denmark rank for how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy??
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sex gap in life expectancy arises from sex differences in death rates across the lifespan. This indicator shows the number of years that a given age group's death rates have contributed to the overall sex gap in life expectancy.