Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark
Denmark: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 9.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.8
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
56th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.8
in 2023
All-time low
4.43
in 1855
Years of data
189
1835–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark, 1835–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark stood at 9.8. That is the highest value across all 189 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark peaked at 9.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.43, in 1855.
Denmark ranks 56th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 189 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 5.82 | — |
| 1836 | 5.22 | -10.3% |
| 1837 | 4.87 | -6.7% |
| 1838 | 5.29 | +8.6% |
| 1839 | 5.21 | -1.5% |
| 1840 | 5.27 | +1.2% |
| 1841 | 5.16 | -2.1% |
| 1842 | 5.15 | -0.2% |
| 1843 | 5.51 | +7.0% |
| 1844 | 5.17 | -6.2% |
| 1845 | 5.48 | +6.0% |
| 1846 | 5.16 | -5.8% |
| 1847 | 4.94 | -4.3% |
| 1848 | 5.42 | +9.7% |
| 1849 | 5.15 | -5.0% |
| 1850 | 5.65 | +9.7% |
| 1851 | 5.51 | -2.5% |
| 1852 | 5.24 | -4.9% |
| 1853 | 4.7 | -10.3% |
| 1854 | 5.25 | +11.7% |
| 1855 | 4.43 | -15.6% |
| 1856 | 5.27 | +19.0% |
| 1857 | 5.04 | -4.4% |
| 1858 | 5.28 | +4.8% |
| 1859 | 5.54 | +4.9% |
| 1860 | 5.12 | -7.6% |
| 1861 | 5.15 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 5.23 | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 5.21 | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 5.09 | -2.3% |
| 1865 | 5.38 | +5.7% |
| 1866 | 5.76 | +7.1% |
| 1867 | 4.79 | -16.8% |
| 1868 | 5.63 | +17.5% |
| 1869 | 5.33 | -5.3% |
| 1870 | 5.48 | +2.8% |
| 1871 | 5.2 | -5.1% |
| 1872 | 5.54 | +6.5% |
| 1873 | 5.39 | -2.7% |
| 1874 | 5.03 | -6.7% |
| 1875 | 4.83 | -4.0% |
| 1876 | 5.38 | +11.4% |
| 1877 | 5.48 | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 5.58 | +1.8% |
| 1879 | 5.25 | -5.9% |
| 1880 | 5.31 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 5.41 | +1.9% |
| 1882 | 5.58 | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 5.22 | -6.5% |
| 1884 | 5.56 | +6.5% |
| 1885 | 5.47 | -1.6% |
| 1886 | 5.58 | +2.0% |
| 1887 | 5.68 | +1.8% |
| 1888 | 5.17 | -9.0% |
| 1889 | 5.74 | +11.0% |
| 1890 | 5.34 | -7.0% |
| 1891 | 4.67 | -12.5% |
| 1892 | 4.71 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 5.44 | +15.5% |
| 1894 | 5.6 | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 5.57 | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 5.39 | -3.2% |
| 1898 | 5.81 | +7.8% |
| 1899 | 5.06 | -12.9% |
| 1900 | 4.99 | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 5.64 | +13.0% |
| 1902 | 5.62 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 5.5 | -2.1% |
| 1904 | 5.68 | +3.3% |
| 1905 | 5.31 | -6.5% |
| 1906 | 5.8 | +9.2% |
| 1907 | 5.18 | -10.7% |
| 1908 | 5.33 | +2.9% |
| 1909 | 5.64 | +5.8% |
| 1910 | 5.76 | +2.1% |
| 1911 | 5.62 | -2.4% |
| 1912 | 5.41 | -3.7% |
| 1913 | 5.38 | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 5.56 | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 5.05 | -9.2% |
| 1916 | 5.05 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 5.02 | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 6.3 | +25.5% |
| 1919 | 5.56 | -11.7% |
| 1920 | 5.29 | -4.9% |
| 1921 | 5.48 | +3.6% |
| 1922 | 5.01 | -8.6% |
| 1923 | 5.3 | +5.8% |
| 1924 | 5.51 | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 5.6 | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 5.46 | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 5.11 | -6.4% |
| 1928 | 5.37 | +5.1% |
| 1929 | 5.15 | -4.1% |
| 1930 | 5.61 | +8.9% |
| 1931 | 5.11 | -8.9% |
| 1932 | 5.17 | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 5.54 | +7.2% |
| 1934 | 5.63 | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 5.28 | -6.2% |
| 1936 | 5.29 | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 5.31 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 5.53 | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 5.4 | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 5.12 | -5.2% |
| 1941 | 5.24 | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 5.77 | +10.1% |
| 1943 | 5.86 | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 5.6 | -4.4% |
| 1945 | 5.74 | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 5.63 | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 5.65 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 6.43 | +13.8% |
| 1949 | 6.01 | -6.5% |
| 1950 | 5.65 | -6.0% |
| 1951 | 5.99 | +6.1% |
| 1952 | 5.86 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 5.9 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.34 | +7.4% |
| 1956 | 6.34 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.08 | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 6.16 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 6.14 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.04 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 6.34 | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 6.22 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 6.3 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 6.29 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.35 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 6.25 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 6.63 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 6.83 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 7.02 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 7.12 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 7.27 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 7.23 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 7.32 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 7.36 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 7.62 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 7.35 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 7.9 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 7.76 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 7.74 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.69 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 7.74 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.98 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 7.85 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.99 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 7.89 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 8.1 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 8.14 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 8.19 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.19 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.1 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 8.22 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 8.14 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 7.97 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 8.19 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 8.03 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 8.26 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 8.36 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.59 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.39 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.57 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 8.51 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.42 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.53 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.81 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.85 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.86 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.75 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.99 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.95 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.03 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.26 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.31 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.3 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.46 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.58 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.57 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.51 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.72 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.78 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.64 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.53 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8 | +2.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 9.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.86, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 9.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.42, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +25.5% | 5.02 | 6.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 5.28 | 4.87 | 5.82 | 5 |
| 1840s | 5.24 | 4.94 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 1850s | 5.19 | 4.43 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.27 | 4.79 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.32 | 4.83 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.47 | 5.17 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.31 | 4.67 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.47 | 4.99 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.47 | 5.02 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.33 | 5.01 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.39 | 5.11 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.71 | 5.12 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.04 | 5.65 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.43 | 6.04 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.47 | 7.12 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.98 | 7.69 | 8.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.22 | 7.97 | 8.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.72 | 8.42 | 8.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 | 9.03 | 9.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.69 | 9.53 | 9.8 | 4 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark was 9.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 in 1855.
- How does Denmark rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Denmark ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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