Life expectancy at age 15 in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at age 15 was 80.2 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
80.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
185th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.2
in 2100
All-time low
54.32
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Greenland, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 80.2 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Greenland peaked at 80.2 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 54.32, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 185th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.7 | 54.32 | 65.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.88 | 66.77 | 68.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.24 | 66.58 | 68.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.09 | 66.89 | 67.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.69 | 67.23 | 68.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.77 | 68.45 | 70.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.48 | 70.34 | 71.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.91 | 71.69 | 72.24 | 10 |
| 2030s | 72.75 | 72.32 | 73.17 | 10 |
| 2040s | 73.75 | 73.27 | 74.24 | 10 |
| 2050s | 74.85 | 74.36 | 75.36 | 10 |
| 2060s | 75.99 | 75.47 | 76.52 | 10 |
| 2070s | 77.16 | 76.63 | 77.68 | 10 |
| 2080s | 78.33 | 77.8 | 78.87 | 10 |
| 2090s | 79.53 | 78.99 | 80.07 | 10 |
| 2100s | 80.2 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 1 |
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More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,447 (2090)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 327 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 335 (2025)
- Population, female 26,987 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Greenland was 80.2 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.32 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Greenland ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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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