Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark
Denmark: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 9.8 in 2023. β² Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Denmark, 1835β2023
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 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 189 years of available data.
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)
- 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 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 229 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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