Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -3.7 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-3.7 Years
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
8th
of 41 countries
All-time high
-3.7 Years
in 2021
All-time low
-6.3 Years
in 1979
Years of data
59
1960–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Denmark stood at -3.7 Years. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Denmark peaked at -3.7 Years in 2021 and was at its lowest, -6.3 Years, in 1979.
Denmark ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -4 Years | — |
| 1967 | -4.6 Years | +15.0% |
| 1968 | -4.8 Years | +4.3% |
| 1969 | -4.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 1970 | -5.2 Years | +6.1% |
| 1971 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -5.4 Years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | -5.5 Years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | -5.9 Years | +7.3% |
| 1975 | -5.8 Years | -1.7% |
| 1976 | -5.9 Years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | -6.1 Years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | -6.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -6.3 Years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | -6.1 Years | -3.2% |
| 1981 | -6.2 Years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | -6.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -6.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -6.1 Years | -1.6% |
| 1985 | -6.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -5.9 Years | -3.3% |
| 1987 | -6.1 Years | +3.4% |
| 1988 | -5.7 Years | -6.6% |
| 1989 | -5.9 Years | +3.5% |
| 1990 | -5.8 Years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | -5.6 Years | -3.4% |
| 1992 | -5.4 Years | -3.6% |
| 1993 | -5.2 Years | -3.7% |
| 1994 | -5.4 Years | +3.8% |
| 1995 | -5.2 Years | -3.7% |
| 1996 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -5 Years | -3.8% |
| 1998 | -5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4.8 Years | -4.0% |
| 2000 | -4.7 Years | -2.1% |
| 2001 | -4.6 Years | -2.1% |
| 2002 | -4.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4.8 Years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4.5 Years | -6.2% |
| 2006 | -4.6 Years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | -4.4 Years | -4.3% |
| 2008 | -4.5 Years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | -4.2 Years | -6.7% |
| 2010 | -4.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -4.1 Years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | -4 Years | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -4.1 Years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | -4.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -3.9 Years | -4.9% |
| 2016 | -3.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -4 Years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | -3.9 Years | -2.5% |
| 2019 | -4 Years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | -3.9 Years | -2.5% |
| 2021 | -3.7 Years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | -3.8 Years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | -3.9 Years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | -3.7 Years | -5.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's -3.7 Years is above the median for high income countries, which is -4.55 Years, 81% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Denmark's -3.7 Years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -4.6 Years, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.58 Years | -4.9 Years | -4 Years | 4 |
| 1970s | -5.74 Years | -6.3 Years | -5.2 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.05 Years | -6.2 Years | -5.7 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.26 Years | -5.8 Years | -4.8 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.57 Years | -4.8 Years | -4.2 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.02 Years | -4.2 Years | -3.9 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.8 Years | -3.9 Years | -3.7 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (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)
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 -3.7 Years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.3 Years in 1979.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Denmark ranks 8th 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 up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (male-female). 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.