DK · 2008 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Denmark, 2008
Life expectancy by age and sex
81.0
Denmark, 2008
▲ 0.5% vs 2007 (80.6)
Analysis
In 2008, Denmark's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2007, reaching 81.0.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 82.4.
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 1.5% (from 79.8 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
98.3%
EU-27: 82.4
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec