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How long will a 17-year-old boy in Denmark live?

Move the controls. Life expectancy and the chance of reaching each age, from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America.

Country
Age
17
Sex at birth

Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.

Life expectancy

About 80 years old

At today's death rates, a 17-year-old boy in Denmark can expect 63.0 more years on average.

  • Reaches 7082%
  • Reaches 8059%
  • Reaches 9022%
  • Reaches 1001%

Period life expectancy: what today's death rates imply, without guessing future medical progress — so for younger people it is, if anything, on the low side. A statistic for people like you, not a prediction.

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What's most likely to cut it short?

The causes, ranked — and the changes worth the most years.

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Every age at once: life expectancy in Denmark by age.

Where a 17-year-old boy lives longest

The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — Denmark ranks 15th. Each links to that country's table by age.

  1. Switzerland82.6
  2. Sweden81.8
  3. Norway81.7
  4. Italy81.4
  5. Cyprus81.4
  6. Spain81.4
  7. Iceland81.4
  8. Ireland81.3
  9. Malta81.2
  10. Luxembourg80.9
  11. Netherlands80.7
  12. Belgium80.5
  13. France80.4
  14. Canada80.3
  15. Denmark80.0
  16. Austria79.8
  17. United Kingdom79.7
  18. Portugal79.7
  19. Greece79.5
  20. Finland79.2
  21. Slovenia78.9
  22. Germany78.8
  23. Czechia77.1
  24. United States76.7
  25. Türkiye76.4
  26. Croatia75.9
  27. Slovakia75.5
  28. Poland75.1
  29. Estonia74.6
  30. Serbia74.3
  31. Hungary73.8
  32. Lithuania73.2
  33. Romania73.2
  34. Bulgaria72.5
  35. Latvia70.8
  36. Belarus69.6
  37. Moldova68.3