Denmark vs Finland: Life expectancy at birth, total

Denmark
82.25 years
in 2024
Finland
82.34 years
in 2024
Denmark rank
33rd
Finland rank
30th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Denmark
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 82.34 years against 82.25 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.0829 years.

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

Globally, Denmark ranks 33rd and Finland ranks 30th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.