DK · 2008 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Denmark, 2008
Life expectancy by age and sex
78.8
Denmark, 2008
▲ 0.5% vs 2007 (78.4)
Analysis
In 2008, Denmark's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2007, reaching 78.8.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 79.3.
Denmark ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.8% (from 77.4 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
99.4%
EU-27: 79.3
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec