Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Denmark
Denmark: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 70.06 in 2021. β² Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Denmark, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Denmark is 70.06, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Denmark peaked at 70.31 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.66, in 2000.
That places Denmark 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5 | 66.66 | 68.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6 | 68.62 | 70.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.15 | 70.06 | 70.24 | 2 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Denmark?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Denmark was 70.06 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 70.31 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.66 in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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