In 2021, life expectancy for Denmark was 81.4 years. Between 1972 and 2021, life expectancy of Denmark grew substantially from 73.4 to 81.4 years rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 1.21% in 1977 and then decreased to -0.24% in 2021.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81.4 | -0.24% |
| 2020 | 81.6 | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 81.5 | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 81.0 | -0.18% |
| 2017 | 81.1 | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 80.9 | 0.19% |
| 2015 | 80.7 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | 80.7 | 0.50% |
| 2013 | 80.3 | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 80.1 | 0.31% |
| 2011 | 79.8 | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 79.1 |