Denmark vs Sweden: Survival ages across the population
Denmark
37.2 years
in 2024
Sweden
37.04 years
in 2024
Denmark rank
6th
Sweden rank
7th
Survival ages across the population over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 37.2 years against 37.04 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.056 years | 0.062 years | 0.006 years | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.053 years | 0.065 years | 0.012 years | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.066 years | 0.068 years | 0.002 years | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.077 years | 0.074 years | 0.003 years | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.077 years | 0.079 years | 0.002 years | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.075 years | 0.093 years | 0.018 years | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.077 years | 0.101 years | 0.024 years | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.09 years | 0.123 years | 0.033 years | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.115 years | 0.157 years | 0.042 years | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.133 years | 0.193 years | 0.06 years | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.168 years | 0.258 years | 0.09 years | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.292 years | 0.635 years | 0.343 years | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.02 years | 3.73 years | 2.71 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 5.1 years | 10.78 years | 5.69 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 14.93 years | 18.3 years | 3.37 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 20.18 years | 23.45 years | 3.27 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 24.29 years | 28.5 years | 4.21 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 28.95 years | 31.38 years | 2.43 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 36 years | 33.28 years | 2.72 years | Denmark |
| 2020s | 37.42 years | 35.17 years | 2.25 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival ages across the population, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 37.2 years against 37.04 years in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.16 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1835 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for survival ages across the population?
- Denmark ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) β 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
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.