Australia vs Denmark: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Australia
40.0%
in 2023
Denmark
39.9%
in 2023
Australia rank
105th
Denmark rank
108th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 40.0% against 39.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Denmark ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and Denmark ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 43.8% | 48.5% | 4.7% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 43.2% | 47.8% | 4.6% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 41.8% | 47.1% | 5.3% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 38.5% | 44.8% | 6.3% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 36.4% | 40.9% | 4.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 35.4% | 37.7% | 2.2% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 36.9% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 38.4% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 39.6% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 40.2% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 40.2% | 0.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 40.0% against 39.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Australia and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Australia ranks 105th and Denmark ranks 108th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.