Latest items for Denmark
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:44 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-2
"Denmark is planning to conscript women and increase the length of national service in an attempt to 'avoid war'" (para 1). "Denmark wants to increase the number of young people doing military service by extending conscription to women and increasing the time of service from four months to 11 months for both genders" (para 4). "Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the new system would require a change in the law, which he said will happen in 2025 and take effect in 2026" (para 11).
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-2
"Denmark is planning to conscript women and increase the length of national service in an attempt to 'avoid war'" (para 1). "Denmark wants to increase the number of young people doing military service by extending conscription to women and increasing the time of service from four months to 11 months for both genders" (para 4). "Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the new system would require a change in the law, which he said will happen in 2025 and take effect in 2026" (para 11).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:44 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1
"In 2023, there were 4,717 conscripts in Denmark. Women who volunteered for military service accounted for 25.1 per cent of the cohort, according to official figures" (para 10).
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1
"In 2023, there were 4,717 conscripts in Denmark. Women who volunteered for military service accounted for 25.1 per cent of the cohort, according to official figures" (para 10).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"The legal age of consent is 15 years old in Denmark, and government officials wanted its abortion policy to align with this law, according to reports" (par. 2).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"The legal age of consent is 15 years old in Denmark, and government officials wanted its abortion policy to align with this law, according to reports" (par. 2).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'After 50 years, it is time for the abortion rules to keep up with the times,' said Sophie Løhde, Denmark’s health minister. Denmark’s gender equality minister, Marie Bjerre, celebrated the law change and welcomed it as a sign that her country is fortifying abortion rights compared to other places around the world. 'It is about the individual woman’s freedom, about the right to decide over her own body and her own life,' Bjerre said. 'It is a historic day for women’s equality'" (par. 5-7).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'After 50 years, it is time for the abortion rules to keep up with the times,' said Sophie Løhde, Denmark’s health minister. Denmark’s gender equality minister, Marie Bjerre, celebrated the law change and welcomed it as a sign that her country is fortifying abortion rights compared to other places around the world. 'It is about the individual woman’s freedom, about the right to decide over her own body and her own life,' Bjerre said. 'It is a historic day for women’s equality'" (par. 5-7).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Denmark announced significant changes to its country’s abortion laws that allowed girls between the ages of 15 and 17 to have an abortion without requiring parental consent. The legal age of consent is 15 years old in Denmark, and government officials wanted its abortion policy to align with this law, according to reports. The new law also stipulates that women can legally terminate pregnancies up to 18 weeks. Previously, women were allowed to get abortions for pregnancies up to 12 weeks, the Associated Press reported" (par. 1-3). "Abortion was legalized in Denmark in 1973, and the procedure is covered at no cost for its residents" (par. 8).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Denmark announced significant changes to its country’s abortion laws that allowed girls between the ages of 15 and 17 to have an abortion without requiring parental consent. The legal age of consent is 15 years old in Denmark, and government officials wanted its abortion policy to align with this law, according to reports. The new law also stipulates that women can legally terminate pregnancies up to 18 weeks. Previously, women were allowed to get abortions for pregnancies up to 12 weeks, the Associated Press reported" (par. 1-3). "Abortion was legalized in Denmark in 1973, and the procedure is covered at no cost for its residents" (par. 8).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The number of abortions in the country reached its zenith in 1975. While the number of abortions in Denmark has significantly decreased since then, statistics from the Danish Health Data Authority show an increase in recent years, according to the Associated Press. In 2017, there were reportedly 14,500 abortions in Denmark. That number increased to 14,700 in 2022" (par. 8).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The number of abortions in the country reached its zenith in 1975. While the number of abortions in Denmark has significantly decreased since then, statistics from the Danish Health Data Authority show an increase in recent years, according to the Associated Press. In 2017, there were reportedly 14,500 abortions in Denmark. That number increased to 14,700 in 2022" (par. 8).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LBHO-LAW-1
"Women were elected to the Parliament for the first time in 1918, with four women getting enough votes to become members of the Parliament" (para 5). If women have been consistently running for and being elected to office since 1918, there must not be legal barriers to it (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LBHO-LAW-1
"Women were elected to the Parliament for the first time in 1918, with four women getting enough votes to become members of the Parliament" (para 5). If women have been consistently running for and being elected to office since 1918, there must not be legal barriers to it (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The percentage of women elected to the Danish Parliament is higher than ever. First time over 40 percent. 79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author's] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2). "The woman who received the most personal votes in the general election this year...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The percentage of women elected to the Danish Parliament is higher than ever. First time over 40 percent. 79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author's] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2). "The woman who received the most personal votes in the general election this year...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in [had been in] the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It [this time] is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in [had been in] the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It [this time] is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"A total of 1014 candidates ran for the general election, which was held on Tuesday. Of them, 389 were women" (para 8). This indicates that there is something preventing even numbers of men and women running for office, but 38% of people running were women, and 44% of parliament is women (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"A total of 1014 candidates ran for the general election, which was held on Tuesday. Of them, 389 were women" (para 8). This indicates that there is something preventing even numbers of men and women running for office, but 38% of people running were women, and 44% of parliament is women (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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May 2, 2024, 6:29 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time was living in Maniitsoq, a small town on Greenland's west coast. 'I was afraid. I couldn't tell my parents,' she says. ' I was a virgin. I had never even kissed a boy.' Now 60, Naja is one of the first to speak out about what happened. 'I can remember the doctors [in] white coats, and maybe there was a nurse. I saw the metal things [stirrups] where you should spread your legs. It was very frightening. The equipment the doctors used was so big for my child body...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time was living in Maniitsoq, a small town on Greenland's west coast. 'I was afraid. I couldn't tell my parents,' she says. ' I was a virgin. I had never even kissed a boy.' Now 60, Naja is one of the first to speak out about what happened. 'I can remember the doctors [in] white coats, and maybe there was a nurse. I saw the metal things [stirrups] where you should spread your legs. It was very frightening. The equipment the doctors used was so big for my child body...more
May 2, 2024, 6:29 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
She has set up a Facebook group to allow women to share their common experiences and help each other cope with the trauma. More than 70 women have joined. A recent podcast, Spiralkampagnen ('coil campaign'), found records indicating that up to 4,500 women and girls - roughly half of all fertile females - had an IUD implanted in Greenland between 1966 and 1970. But the procedures continued into the mid-1970s. Of these, it is unclear how many cases lacked consent or proper explanation. Among those affected were girls as young as 12, and several have stated publicly that they were not properly informed. Some women unable to have children suspect...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
She has set up a Facebook group to allow women to share their common experiences and help each other cope with the trauma. More than 70 women have joined. A recent podcast, Spiralkampagnen ('coil campaign'), found records indicating that up to 4,500 women and girls - roughly half of all fertile females - had an IUD implanted in Greenland between 1966 and 1970. But the procedures continued into the mid-1970s. Of these, it is unclear how many cases lacked consent or proper explanation. Among those affected were girls as young as 12, and several have stated publicly that they were not properly informed. Some women unable to have children suspect...more
May 2, 2024, 6:29 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time was living in Maniitsoq, a small town on Greenland's west coast. 'I was afraid. I couldn't tell my parents,' she says. ' I was a virgin. I had never even kissed a boy.' Now 60, Naja is one of the first to speak out about what happened. 'I can remember the doctors [in] white coats, and maybe there was a nurse. I saw the metal things [stirrups] where you should spread your legs. It was very frightening. The equipment the doctors used was so big for my child body...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time was living in Maniitsoq, a small town on Greenland's west coast. 'I was afraid. I couldn't tell my parents,' she says. ' I was a virgin. I had never even kissed a boy.' Now 60, Naja is one of the first to speak out about what happened. 'I can remember the doctors [in] white coats, and maybe there was a nurse. I saw the metal things [stirrups] where you should spread your legs. It was very frightening. The equipment the doctors used was so big for my child body...more
May 2, 2024, 6:29 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many years on Inuit Greenlanders by Danish doctors. Thousands of Inuit women and girls were fitted with an intrauterine device (IUD), commonly known as a coil, during the 1960s and 70s (para 1-2). "A recent podcast, Spiralkampagnen ('coil campaign'), found records indicating that up to 4,500 women and girls - roughly half of all fertile females - had an IUD implanted in Greenland between 1966 and 1970. But the procedures continued into the mid-1970s. Of these, it is unclear how many cases lacked consent or proper explanation. Among those affected were...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many years on Inuit Greenlanders by Danish doctors. Thousands of Inuit women and girls were fitted with an intrauterine device (IUD), commonly known as a coil, during the 1960s and 70s (para 1-2). "A recent podcast, Spiralkampagnen ('coil campaign'), found records indicating that up to 4,500 women and girls - roughly half of all fertile females - had an IUD implanted in Greenland between 1966 and 1970. But the procedures continued into the mid-1970s. Of these, it is unclear how many cases lacked consent or proper explanation. Among those affected were...more
May 2, 2024, 6:29 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many years on Inuit Greenlanders by Danish doctors. Thousands of Inuit women and girls were fitted with an intrauterine device (IUD), commonly known as a coil, during the 1960s and 70s" (para 1-2). "It was in the 1970s that a doctor told Naja, who believes she was then aged about 13, to go to her local hospital to have a coil implanted following a routine school medical examination" (para 5). "'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many years on Inuit Greenlanders by Danish doctors. Thousands of Inuit women and girls were fitted with an intrauterine device (IUD), commonly known as a coil, during the 1960s and 70s" (para 1-2). "It was in the 1970s that a doctor told Naja, who believes she was then aged about 13, to go to her local hospital to have a coil implanted following a routine school medical examination" (para 5). "'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Denmark ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). Denmark's score is a recent improvement from its Tier 2 ranking on the 2022 TIP report, and thus sufficient time must elapse to see how the supposedly improved enforcement situation evolves (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Denmark ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). Denmark's score is a recent improvement from its Tier 2 ranking on the 2022 TIP report, and thus sufficient time must elapse to see how the supposedly improved enforcement situation evolves (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2024, 5:07 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Denmark. Soliciting is criminalised under para 233 of criminal law. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Organising and managing are criminalised in Denmark. There are laws against acting as an intermediary in commercial sex and profiting from another person's engagement in sexual services. Prevents sex workers working together and prevents them hiring security personnel, para 228 - 230 of criminal law. There are however brothels that operate openly." (para 1-3)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Denmark. Soliciting is criminalised under para 233 of criminal law. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Organising and managing are criminalised in Denmark. There are laws against acting as an intermediary in commercial sex and profiting from another person's engagement in sexual services. Prevents sex workers working together and prevents them hiring security personnel, para 228 - 230 of criminal law. There are however brothels that operate openly." (para 1-3)
Feb. 11, 2024, 3:18 p.m.
Countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2
"Full face veils were banned from being worn in public in 2011. Elsewhere, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and Bulgaria have full or partial bans on wearing face coverings in public" (para 14).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2
"Full face veils were banned from being worn in public in 2011. Elsewhere, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and Bulgaria have full or partial bans on wearing face coverings in public" (para 14).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Denmark who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 23 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Denmark who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 23 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkmenistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Denmark was 5 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Denmark was 5 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Denmark is 58.9% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Denmark is 58.9% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Denmark is 83 years for women and 80 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Denmark is 83 years for women and 80 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Denmark is 79.6 years for men and 83.0 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Denmark is 79.6 years for men and 83.0 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).