Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -3.7 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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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 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.