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Why is the life expectancy in Denmark so low?

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It is a bit of a mystery. Usually Drinking, smoking and unhealthy life styles gets the blame. Which sounds like a neat explanation that universally shames the entire population into behaving better. read more

If you go to their website, you’ll find that their 2015–2016 estimate of life expectancy is 80.8 vs. the 2014 life expectancy of 79.09 from your source. I suspect that Danish life expectancy didn’t grow by 365 days in such a short time span. read more

The United States is considered a developed, high-income country, but American citizens experience lower life expectancy at birth than many other high-income countries, according to new research. Most research on life expectancy centers on the 50 and older population and their mortality. read more

According to the WHO’s European Health Report, life expectancy for women in Denmark is the lowest among western European countries. A girl born in Denmark in 2011 can expect to life to 82.1 years of age while women in Italy, France and Switzerland can enjoy a full three years more. read more