Denmark vs Netherlands: Survival ages across the population
Denmark
37.2
in 2024
Netherlands
36.19
in 2023
Denmark rank
6th
Netherlands rank
9th
Survival ages across the population over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 37.2 against 36.19 in Netherlands, a difference of 1.01.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.066 | 0.048 | 0.018 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.077 | 0.048 | 0.029 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.077 | 0.046 | 0.031 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.075 | 0.05 | 0.025 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.077 | 0.057 | 0.02 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.09 | 0.072 | 0.018 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.115 | 0.1 | 0.015 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.133 | 0.169 | 0.036 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.168 | 0.3 | 0.132 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.292 | 0.353 | 0.061 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.02 | 1.3 | 0.282 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 5.1 | 5.15 | 0.052 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 14.93 | 13.53 | 1.4 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 20.18 | 21.37 | 1.19 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 24.29 | 25.74 | 1.45 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 28.95 | 31.28 | 2.33 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 36 | 36.34 | 0.337 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 37.48 | 36.34 | 1.14 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival ages across the population, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 37.2 against 36.19 in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 1.01, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for survival ages across the population?
- Denmark ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.