DK · 2017 · tps00208
Life expectancy at birth by sex
Denmark, 2017
Life expectancy at birth by sex
166.2%
Denmark, 2017
▲ 0.4% vs 2016 (165.6%)
Analysis
In 2017, Denmark's life expectancy at birth by sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2016, reaching 166.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 167.2%.
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 1.2% (from 164.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
99.4%
EU-27: 167.2%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00208