Life expectancy vs. health spending in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Denmark, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 81.93 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Denmark peaked at 81.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.31 years, in 1950.
Denmark ranks 39th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.47 years | 70.31 years | 72.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.61 years | 72.2 years | 73.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.9 years | 73.36 years | 74.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.56 years | 74.13 years | 74.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6 years | 74.86 years | 76.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.85 years | 76.81 years | 78.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.52 years | 79.25 years | 81.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.55 years | 81.29 years | 81.93 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 36 New Zealand 82.09 years compare
- 37 Guadeloupe 82.05 years compare
- 38 Austria 81.96 years compare
- 40 Finland 81.91 years compare
- 41 Greece 81.86 years compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare
More health data for Denmark
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 32,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 30,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 29,840 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 30,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 31,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 32,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Denmark?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Denmark was 81.93 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 81.93 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.31 years in 1950.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Denmark ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.