What is life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark was 91.2 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 91.2 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 56.58 years in 1853.

How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Denmark ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Denmark data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.2 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

91.2 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

43rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

91.2 years

in 2100

All-time low

56.58 years

in 1853

Years of data

266

1835–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark, 1835–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark is 91.2 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 266 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark peaked at 91.2 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 56.58 years, in 1853.

That places Denmark 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 266 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	58.98 years	58.16 years	59.98 years	5
1840s	59.69 years	58.09 years	60.59 years	10
1850s	60.46 years	56.58 years	61.66 years	10
1860s	61.16 years	58.52 years	61.98 years	10
1870s	61.51 years	60.32 years	63.11 years	10
1880s	62.85 years	62.1 years	63.44 years	10
1890s	63.99 years	62.21 years	65.38 years	10
1900s	65.72 years	63.85 years	66.63 years	10
1910s	66.43 years	63.72 years	67.42 years	10
1920s	68.63 years	66.51 years	69.23 years	10
1930s	69.75 years	68.89 years	70.93 years	10
1940s	71.73 years	70.74 years	73.44 years	10
1950s	73.94 years	73.19 years	74.39 years	10
1960s	74.45 years	74.2 years	74.8 years	10
1970s	75.09 years	74.8 years	75.63 years	10
1980s	75.43 years	75.03 years	75.72 years	10
1990s	76.24 years	75.7 years	77.06 years	10
2000s	78.32 years	77.37 years	79.3 years	10
2010s	80.89 years	79.6 years	81.76 years	10
2020s	82.41 years	81.62 years	83.1 years	10
2030s	83.85 years	83.24 years	84.45 years	10
2040s	85.12 years	84.57 years	85.66 years	10
2050s	86.3 years	85.78 years	86.81 years	10
2060s	87.42 years	86.93 years	87.91 years	10
2070s	88.51 years	88.02 years	88.99 years	10
2080s	89.57 years	89.1 years	90.05 years	10
2090s	90.63 years	90.15 years	91.1 years	10
2100s	91.2 years	91.2 years	91.2 years	1

Countries ranked near Denmark

40 Costa Rica 91.34 years compare
41 Finland 91.32 years compare
42 Luxembourg 91.25 years compare
44 Puerto Rico 91.19 years compare
45 Slovenia 91.12 years compare
46 New Zealand 91.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Denmark

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Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 36,253 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 34,387 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,746 (2025)
Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,195 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,967 (2025)
Population, male 2.99 million (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Denmark was 91.2 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 91.2 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 56.58 years in 1853.
How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Denmark ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.