Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.2 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
91.2
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.2
in 2100
All-time low
56.58
in 1853
Years of data
266
1835–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark, 1835–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark is 91.2, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 266 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark peaked at 91.2 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 56.58, in 1853.
That places Denmark 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 266 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 58.88 | — |
| 1836 | 58.63 | -0.4% |
| 1837 | 58.16 | -0.8% |
| 1838 | 59.26 | +1.9% |
| 1839 | 59.98 | +1.2% |
| 1840 | 59.64 | -0.6% |
| 1841 | 60.2 | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 59.71 | -0.8% |
| 1843 | 59.48 | -0.4% |
| 1844 | 60.04 | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 60.59 | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 59.64 | -1.6% |
| 1847 | 59.39 | -0.4% |
| 1848 | 60.11 | +1.2% |
| 1849 | 58.09 | -3.4% |
| 1850 | 60.61 | +4.3% |
| 1851 | 61.41 | +1.3% |
| 1852 | 61.2 | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 56.58 | -7.5% |
| 1854 | 61.66 | +9.0% |
| 1855 | 59.99 | -2.7% |
| 1856 | 61.56 | +2.6% |
| 1857 | 59.97 | -2.6% |
| 1858 | 60.31 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 61.3 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 60.88 | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 61.7 | +1.3% |
| 1862 | 61.98 | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 61.98 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 58.52 | -5.6% |
| 1865 | 59.88 | +2.3% |
| 1866 | 61.37 | +2.5% |
| 1867 | 61.64 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 61.87 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 61.78 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 61.73 | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 60.81 | -1.5% |
| 1872 | 61.59 | +1.3% |
| 1873 | 61.34 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 60.61 | -1.2% |
| 1875 | 60.32 | -0.5% |
| 1876 | 61.53 | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 62.41 | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 63.11 | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 61.66 | -2.3% |
| 1880 | 62.1 | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 62.58 | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 63.09 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 62.5 | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 62.82 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 62.89 | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 62.92 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 63.44 | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 62.88 | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 63.25 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 62.89 | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 62.21 | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 62.84 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 63.59 | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 64.35 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 64.46 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 65.33 | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 64.3 | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 65.38 | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 64.56 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 63.85 | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 65.11 | +2.0% |
| 1902 | 65.78 | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 65.67 | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 66.09 | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 65.42 | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 66.6 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 66.05 | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 66.02 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 66.63 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 67.17 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 66.62 | -0.8% |
| 1912 | 66.77 | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 67.42 | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 67.25 | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 66.82 | -0.6% |
| 1916 | 66.44 | -0.6% |
| 1917 | 66.43 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 63.72 | -4.1% |
| 1919 | 65.67 | +3.1% |
| 1920 | 66.51 | +1.3% |
| 1921 | 68.93 | +3.6% |
| 1922 | 68.03 | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 68.83 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 68.93 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 69.13 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 69.08 | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 68.64 | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 69.23 | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 68.95 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 69.4 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 68.89 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 69.13 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 69.59 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 69.9 | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 69.64 | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 69.63 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 69.93 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 70.44 | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 70.93 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 70.77 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 71.02 | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 71.71 | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 71.73 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 71.06 | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 70.74 | -0.5% |
| 1946 | 71.42 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 72.17 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 73.44 | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 73.27 | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 73.19 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 73.6 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 73.61 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 73.76 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 73.84 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 74.27 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 74.36 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 74.06 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 74.34 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 74.39 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 74.3 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 74.57 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 74.32 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 74.36 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 74.36 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 74.29 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 74.2 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 74.52 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 74.8 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 74.79 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 74.87 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 74.93 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 74.8 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 74.94 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 74.97 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75.29 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 74.83 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 75.63 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 75.39 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 75.21 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 75.03 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.14 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 75.47 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 75.31 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 75.45 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 75.38 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.5 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 75.63 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.67 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.72 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.7 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.03 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.99 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 75.81 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.07 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.86 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.28 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 76.61 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.98 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.06 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.37 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.53 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.58 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.9 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.28 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.68 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.65 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.79 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.15 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.3 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.6 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.17 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.45 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.68 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.04 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.12 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.24 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.37 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.76 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.89 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.79 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.62 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.26 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.4 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 82.54 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 82.68 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 82.82 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 82.97 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 83.1 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 83.24 | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 83.39 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 83.52 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 83.65 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 83.79 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 83.92 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 84.06 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 84.19 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 84.32 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 84.45 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 84.57 | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 84.7 | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 84.81 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 84.94 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 85.07 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 85.18 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 85.3 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 85.42 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 85.55 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 85.66 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 85.78 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 85.89 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 86.01 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 86.13 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 86.24 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 86.37 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 86.47 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 86.59 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 86.71 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 86.81 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 86.93 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 87.03 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 87.15 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 87.27 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 87.37 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 87.6 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 87.7 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 87.8 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 87.91 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 88.02 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 88.12 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 88.24 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 88.34 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 88.46 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 88.56 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 88.67 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 88.77 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 88.89 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 88.99 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 89.1 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 89.21 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 89.3 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 89.42 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 89.51 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 89.61 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 89.73 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 89.84 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 89.94 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 90.05 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 90.15 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 90.27 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 90.36 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 90.48 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 90.58 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 90.69 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 90.78 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 90.89 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 90.99 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 91.1 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 91.2 | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 91.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 91.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.85, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 58.98 | 58.16 | 59.98 | 5 |
| 1840s | 59.69 | 58.09 | 60.59 | 10 |
| 1850s | 60.46 | 56.58 | 61.66 | 10 |
| 1860s | 61.16 | 58.52 | 61.98 | 10 |
| 1870s | 61.51 | 60.32 | 63.11 | 10 |
| 1880s | 62.85 | 62.1 | 63.44 | 10 |
| 1890s | 63.99 | 62.21 | 65.38 | 10 |
| 1900s | 65.72 | 63.85 | 66.63 | 10 |
| 1910s | 66.43 | 63.72 | 67.42 | 10 |
| 1920s | 68.63 | 66.51 | 69.23 | 10 |
| 1930s | 69.75 | 68.89 | 70.93 | 10 |
| 1940s | 71.73 | 70.74 | 73.44 | 10 |
| 1950s | 73.94 | 73.19 | 74.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.45 | 74.2 | 74.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.09 | 74.8 | 75.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.43 | 75.03 | 75.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.24 | 75.7 | 77.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.32 | 77.37 | 79.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.89 | 79.6 | 81.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.41 | 81.62 | 83.1 | 10 |
| 2030s | 83.85 | 83.24 | 84.45 | 10 |
| 2040s | 85.12 | 84.57 | 85.66 | 10 |
| 2050s | 86.3 | 85.78 | 86.81 | 10 |
| 2060s | 87.42 | 86.93 | 87.91 | 10 |
| 2070s | 88.51 | 88.02 | 88.99 | 10 |
| 2080s | 89.57 | 89.1 | 90.05 | 10 |
| 2090s | 90.63 | 90.15 | 91.1 | 10 |
| 2100s | 91.2 | 91.2 | 91.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 40 Costa Rica 91.34 compare
- 41 Finland 91.32 compare
- 42 Luxembourg 91.25 compare
- 44 Puerto Rico 91.19 compare
- 45 Slovenia 91.12 compare
- 46 New Zealand 91.08 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark was 91.2 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.58 in 1853.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Denmark ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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