Denmark vs South Korea: Life expectancy at birth, male

Denmark
80.4 years
in 2024
South Korea
80.8 years
in 2024
Denmark rank
29th
South Korea rank
26th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Denmark
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 80.8 years against 80.4 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 26th 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.