Belgium vs Denmark: Life expectancy at birth, male

Belgium
80.3 years
in 2024
Denmark
80.4 years
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
Denmark rank
29th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 80.4 years against 80.3 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 29th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.