Which has higher survival ages across the population, Denmark or Germany?

Denmark, at 37.2 years against 36.34 years in Germany as of 2024.

What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Denmark and Germany?

0.86 years, with Denmark ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Germany: Survival ages across the population

Denmark

37.2 years

in 2024

Germany

36.34 years

in 2020

Denmark rank

6th

Germany rank

8th

Survival ages across the population over time

Denmark
Germany

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 37.2 years against 36.34 years in Germany, a difference of 0.86 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 6th and Germany ranks 8th of 41 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.29 years	23.13 years	1.16 years	Denmark
2000s	28.95 years	29.5 years	0.548 years	Germany
2010s	36 years	34.53 years	1.47 years	Denmark
2020s	36.71 years	36.34 years	0.37 years	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival ages across the population, Denmark or Germany?: Denmark, at 37.2 years against 36.34 years in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Denmark and Germany?: 0.86 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for survival ages across the population?: Denmark ranks 6th and Germany ranks 8th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Survival ages across the population
Unit: years
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.