Healthy life years at birth in Denmark
A newborn in Denmark could expect 62.4 years in good health in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2007. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Denmark, 2024
62.4b (Break in time series)
Change from 2023
+10.8%
European Union, 2024
65.2 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
63.9 years
Position in 2024
19th of 28
Healthy life years at birth in Denmark over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.4 yearsb (break in time series) | 65.2 years |
| 2023 | 56.3 years | 63.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 55.9 years | 62.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2021 | 56.6 years | 63.6 years |
| 2020 | 58.0 yearsb (break in time series) | 64.0 years |
| 2019 | 58.9 years | 64.6 years |
| 2018 | 60.9 years | 64.0 years |
| 2017 | 59.7 years | 63.9 years |
| 2016 | 60.3 years | 64.0 years |
| 2015 | 59.1 years | 62.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 60.9 years | 61.3 years |
| 2013 | 60.5 years | 61.0 years |
| 2012 | 61.4 years | 61.3 years |
| 2011 | 61.8 years | 61.4 years |
| 2010 | 62.0 years | 61.8 years |
| 2009 | 61.1 years | 61.0 years |
| 2008 | 61.6 yearsb (break in time series) | 61.0 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 67.5 years | 61.7 years |
| 2006 | 67.5 years | 61.6 yearse (estimated) |
| 2005 | 68.4 years | 60.9 yearse (estimated) |
| 2004 | 68.6 years | 62.9 yearse (estimated) |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +10.8% from 56.3 years in 2023. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2014, when it was 60.9 years, the figure has changed by +2.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 28 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 65.2 years.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Life expectancy at birth
82.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
68.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
207 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
9.6%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat