Canada vs Denmark: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Canada
39.9%
in 2023
Denmark
39.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
106th
Denmark rank
108th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 39.9% against 39.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 106th 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 | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 47.5% | 48.5% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 46.6% | 47.8% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 44.2% | 47.1% | 2.9% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 40.7% | 44.8% | 4.1% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 37.6% | 40.9% | 3.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 37.7% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 36.9% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 38.4% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 39.6% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 40.2% | 0.9% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 39.9% against 39.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Canada ranks 106th 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.