Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 3.7 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3.7 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Denmark peaked at 6.3 Years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.7 Years, in 2021.
That places Denmark 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 Years | 4 Years | 4.9 Years | 4 |
| 1970s | 5.74 Years | 5.2 Years | 6.3 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.05 Years | 5.7 Years | 6.2 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 Years | 4.8 Years | 5.8 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 Years | 4.2 Years | 4.8 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 Years | 3.9 Years | 4.2 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 Years | 3.7 Years | 3.9 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 32 Australia 4 Years compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.9 Years compare
- 35 Switzerland 3.5 Years compare
- 36 Iceland 3.4 Years compare
- 37 Ireland 3.3 Years compare
- 37 New Zealand 3.3 Years compare
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)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4971 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Denmark?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Denmark was 3.7 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 Years in 1979.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 Years in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Denmark ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.