Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Denmark or New Zealand?

Denmark, at 83.85 years against 83.77 years in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Denmark and New Zealand?

0.08 years, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Life expectancy by sex

Denmark

83.85 years

in 2023

New Zealand

83.77 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

39th

New Zealand rank

42nd

Life expectancy by sex over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 83.85 years against 83.77 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1940s	71.44 years	70.78 years	0.65 years	Denmark
1950s	72.97 years	72.59 years	0.3789 years	Denmark
1960s	74.81 years	74.26 years	0.5528 years	Denmark
1970s	76.79 years	75.42 years	1.36 years	Denmark
1980s	77.56 years	77.11 years	0.4455 years	Denmark
1990s	78.19 years	79.53 years	1.35 years	New Zealand
2000s	80.1 years	81.7 years	1.6 years	New Zealand
2010s	82.51 years	83.26 years	0.7494 years	New Zealand
2020s	83.46 years	83.71 years	0.2547 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Denmark or New Zealand?: Denmark, at 83.85 years against 83.77 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Denmark and New Zealand?: 0.08 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Denmark ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.