Period versus cohort life expectancy in Denmark
Denmark: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 82.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Denmark, 1835–2024
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 82.04 years for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 190 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Denmark peaked at 82.04 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.42 years, in 1835.
That places Denmark 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 190 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 41.01 years | 38.42 years | 43.14 years | 5 |
| 1840s | 41.9 years | 39.57 years | 44.08 years | 10 |
| 1850s | 43.42 years | 38.57 years | 46.76 years | 10 |
| 1860s | 44.74 years | 39.8 years | 47.62 years | 10 |
| 1870s | 46.46 years | 44.48 years | 47.57 years | 10 |
| 1880s | 47.86 years | 44.79 years | 49.62 years | 10 |
| 1890s | 49.73 years | 46.78 years | 53.11 years | 10 |
| 1900s | 54.9 years | 51.9 years | 57.36 years | 10 |
| 1910s | 57.6 years | 56.22 years | 58.88 years | 10 |
| 1920s | 61.08 years | 57.71 years | 61.96 years | 10 |
| 1930s | 63.55 years | 61.87 years | 65.8 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.52 years | 65.95 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 71.47 years | 70.31 years | 72.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.61 years | 72.2 years | 73.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.9 years | 73.36 years | 74.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.56 years | 74.13 years | 74.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6 years | 74.87 years | 76.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.86 years | 76.82 years | 78.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.52 years | 79.24 years | 81.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6 years | 81.3 years | 82.04 years | 5 |
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More health data for Denmark
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Denmark?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Denmark was 82.04 years in 2024, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 82.04 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.42 years in 1835.
- How does Denmark rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.