# Life expectancy at birth: Denmark

> Life expectancy at birth in Denmark was 82.0 years (2024).

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 82.0 years |
| Period | 2024 (2024) |
| Change vs a year earlier | +0.4 % |
| Frequency | year |

## Definition

Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current death rates continue (both sexes).

## Recent periods

| Period | years |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 82.0 |
| 2023 | 81.7 |
| 2022 | 81.3 |
| 2021 | 81.4 |
| 2020 | 81.5 |
| 2019 | 81.4 |
| 2018 | 81.0 |
| 2017 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 80.9 |
| 2015 | 80.7 |
| 2014 | 80.6 |
| 2013 | 80.4 |

## Checks

Status: verified, 2026-11-01
- ok: range: latest 2024 = 83.8, allowed 70..90
- ok: fresh: latest 2024 ends 670 days ago, max 900

## Source and use

Data: Eurostat, dataset demo_mlexpec, processed by SwedenMetrics.

Data licence: CC BY 4.0. Feel free to cite with a link to the page.

Page: https://swedenmetrics.com/eu-life-expectancy/denmark-DK
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