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Denmark: Life expectancy at birth (years)
82.10years · 2023+2.4% since 2013
Life expectancy at birth (years). Annual figures for Denmark from 2000 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (years) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 82.1 | |
| 2022 | 81.1 | |
| 2021 | 81.3 | |
| 2020 | 81.4 | |
| 2019 | 81.3 | |
| 2018 | 80.8 | |
| 2017 | 80.9 | |
| 2016 | 80.7 | |
| 2015 | 80.6 | |
| 2014 | 80.5 | |
| 2013 | 80.2 | |
| 2012 | 80 | |
| 2011 | 79.7 | |
| 2010 | 79.2 | |
| 2009 | 78.9 | |
| 2008 | 78.6 | |
| 2007 | 78.3 | |
| 2006 | 78.2 | |
| 2005 | 78.1 | |
| 2004 | 77.7 | |
| 2003 | 77.3 | |
| 2002 | 77 | |
| 2001 | 77 | |
| 2000 | 76.9 |
Source
Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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World Health Organization (2026). Life expectancy at birth (years). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-life-expectancy (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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