Denmark - Life expectancy at birth 2019

Life expectancy of Denmark goes up to 81.5 years

In 2019 the life expectancy in Denmark increased to 81.5 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 83.5 years and for men 79.5 years.

Denmark’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 32th in 2018 to 30th in 2019.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Denmark over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2018, when it was 81 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2009, when it was 79 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Denmark. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Denmark in Danish economy.

Denmark - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2019	83.50	79.50	81.50
2018	82.90	79.10	81.00
2017	83.10	79.20	81.10
2016	82.80	79.00	80.90
2015	82.70	78.80	80.80
2014	82.80	78.70	80.70
2013	82.40	78.30	80.40
2012	82.10	78.10	80.20
2011	81.90	77.80	79.90
2010	81.40	77.20	79.30
2009	81.10	76.90	79.00
2008	81.00	76.50	78.80
2007	80.60	76.20	78.40
2006	80.70	76.10	78.40
2005	80.50	76.00	78.30
2004	80.20	75.40	77.80
2003	79.80	75.00	77.40
2002	79.40	74.80	77.10
2001	79.30	74.70	77.00
2000	79.20	74.50	76.90
1999	79.00	74.20	76.60
1998	79.00	74.00	76.50
1997	78.60	73.60	76.10
1996	78.30	73.10	75.70
1995	77.90	72.70	75.30
1994	78.20	72.80	75.50
1993	77.80	72.60	75.20
1992	78.00	72.60	75.30
1991	78.10	72.50	75.30
1990	77.80	72.00	74.90
1989	77.90	72.00	74.90
1988	77.80	72.10	74.90
1987	77.90	71.80	74.80
1986	77.70	71.80	74.70
1985	77.60	71.50	74.50
1984	77.80	71.70	74.70
1983	77.70	71.50	74.50
1982	77.80	71.60	74.70
1981	77.50	71.30	74.30
1980	77.30	71.20	74.20
1979	77.50	71.20	74.30
1978	77.60	71.50	74.50
1977	77.90	71.80	74.70
1976	76.80	70.90	73.80
1975	77.10	71.30	74.20
1974	76.90	71.00	73.90
1973	76.53	70.97	73.68
1972	76.21	70.80	73.44
1971	76.16	70.80	73.41
1970	75.93	70.88	73.34
1969	75.70	70.86	73.22
1968	75.58	70.78	73.12
1967	75.35	70.61	72.92
1966	74.79	70.21	72.44
1965	74.65	70.20	72.37
1964	74.79	70.29	72.49
1963	74.48	70.42	72.40
1962	74.43	70.31	72.32
1961	74.40	70.57	72.44
1960	74.00	70.44	72.18

Denmark - Life expectancy at birth