DK · 2020 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Denmark, 2020
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.7
Denmark, 2020
▲ 0.3% vs 2019 (79.5)
Analysis
In 2020, Denmark's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2019, reaching 79.7.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.5.
Denmark ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.1% (from 78.8 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
102.8%
EU-27: 77.5
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec