๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Life Expectancy of Greenland

72.85 years
Average Life Expectancy (both sexes)
70.35 years
Average Life Expectancy Males
76.22 years
Average Life Expectancy Females

The current average life expectancy for Greenland in 2024 is 72.8517 years of age. A 0.18% increase from 2023, when the average life expectancy was 72.7183 years, from birth to death. In the future, Greenland's average life expectancy is projected to increase to 83.8064 years of age, by the year 2100. A total increase of the average life expectancy for people living in Greenland by 15.04% from today's standard. This positive trend can be attributed to technological advancements, a better standard of living, and an icrease in healthcare availability.

Historic Life Expectancy of Greenland (1950-2024)

Between 1950 to 2024 the average life expectancy of people living in Greenland has increased from 45.8721 to 72.8517 years. That is an 58.81% increase that allow people of the country to live an extra 26.9796 years of life, on average.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
1950 45.8721 45.581 46.0644
1951 46.2657 45.8643 46.6299
1952 46.8038 46.2926 47.1933
1953 46.8118 46.7531 46.7681
1954 48.829 48.2367 49.2454
1955 50.4627 49.3642 51.451
1956 52.8318 51.2871 54.4013
1957 55.5611 53.7224 57.4161
1958 57.0442 55.3017 58.7671
1959 58.7067 56.7592 60.6393
1960 59.887 57.863 61.8924
1961 59.7864 57.2402 62.4114
1962 59.4818 56.5223 62.6606
1963 59.4313 56.0229 63.2359
1964 60.2814 56.6419 64.4104
1965 61.0555 57.5418 65.0038
1966 61.7662 59.159 64.5974
1967 61.4577 59.0937 63.9843
1968 62.6625 60.4385 65.0168
1969 63.1548 61.0877 65.3379
1970 63.5079 61.1987 66.0232
1971 63.7149 61.3945 66.2731
1972 63.7523 61.8141 65.8079
1973 63.292 61.7132 64.8714
1974 62.8806 61.1664 64.6228
1975 62.3615 60.714 64.046
1976 62.7964 60.6016 65.2826
1977 63.0015 60.4246 66.1058
1978 63.2226 60.6901 66.3272
1979 63.3623 60.6698 66.7301
1980 63.4223 61.0528 66.3631
1981 63.5555 61.2393 66.4663
1982 63.4703 61.1923 66.3156
1983 63.2561 61.1785 65.8178
1984 63.3268 61.3988 65.6992
1985 63.5982 61.6607 65.9837
1986 63.9398 61.4553 67.1593
1987 63.949 61.2117 67.527
1988 64.4156 61.9385 67.6461
1989 64.6844 62.1336 68.0268
1990 63.7226 60.9395 67.38
1991 64.387 61.9454 67.545
1992 67.0471 64.7292 70.0244
1993 65.8758 63.4243 68.9738
1994 65.5307 64.2174 67.2729
1995 65.5895 64.41 67.1597
1996 65.8351 64.2799 67.8247
1997 65.9126 64.0459 68.2757
1998 65.819 63.4155 68.8986
1999 66.7782 64.3437 69.9403
2000 67.4691 65.3722 70.215
2001 68.1631 66.0152 70.9786
2002 68.8688 65.9854 72.6651
2003 69.6889 67.4024 72.626
2004 69.4786 67.0394 72.6557
2005 69.1251 67.6087 71.0876
2006 69.7758 67.6955 72.4693
2007 69.5847 67.7685 71.9476
2008 70.3975 68.4676 72.9216
2009 70.3486 68.2627 73.1201
2010 70.3271 67.7942 73.7818
2011 70.8311 68.2313 74.3697
2012 71.4352 68.8355 74.9595
2013 71.9923 69.4458 75.4395
2014 71.9365 69.297 75.5369
2015 72.1071 69.4826 75.7059
2016 72.1911 69.4433 75.9808
2017 72.5693 70.3834 75.5357
2018 72.2036 69.8951 75.3491
2019 72.2124 69.7923 75.5401
2020 72.2834 69.8653 75.6133
2021 72.3542 69.9153 75.7036
2022 72.5819 70.1172 75.95
2023 72.7183 70.2333 76.0922
2024 72.8517 70.3499 76.2246

How is life expectancy calculated?

Life expectancy represent the average number of years of life remaining in a group of people. The numbers above represent life expectancy of the population of Greenland, calculated from birth.

Future Life Expectancy of Greenland (2024-2100)

Greenland's average life expectancy is projected to increase in the future. By the year 2100, the country will have reached an average life expectancy of 83.8064 years of age. An 15.04% increase from today's standard.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
2024 72.8517 70.3499 76.2246
2025 72.9912 70.4688 76.3682
2026 73.1294 70.5886 76.5061
2027 73.2681 70.7106 76.6409
2028 73.4073 70.8318 76.7771
2029 73.5432 70.9498 76.91
2030 73.6882 71.0803 77.0456
2031 73.8268 71.2027 77.1782
2032 73.9713 71.3305 77.3159
2033 74.1096 71.4568 77.4413
2034 74.2526 71.5876 77.5716
2035 74.3994 71.7223 77.706
2036 74.5422 71.8529 77.8369
2037 74.6866 71.987 77.9673
2038 74.8328 72.1235 78.0993
2039 74.9773 72.2606 78.2273
2040 75.1186 72.3972 78.3492
2041 75.2633 72.5346 78.4794
2042 75.4109 72.6814 78.6041
2043 75.5594 72.8271 78.7335
2044 75.7017 72.9698 78.8539
2045 75.8513 73.1156 78.9881
2046 75.9959 73.2623 79.11
2047 76.1434 73.4073 79.242
2048 76.2971 73.5673 79.3686
2049 76.4427 73.7125 79.4972
2050 76.5843 73.8553 79.6205
2051 76.7319 74.0112 79.741
2052 76.8751 74.1536 79.8699
2053 77.0231 74.3108 79.9913
2054 77.1718 74.4678 80.115
2055 77.3105 74.6146 80.2304
2056 77.4639 74.7744 80.3627
2057 77.6167 74.9383 80.489
2058 77.7735 75.1085 80.6174
2059 77.9291 75.2798 80.7425
2060 78.0691 75.4358 80.8528
2061 78.2212 75.5971 80.9847
2062 78.3721 75.7613 81.111
2063 78.521 75.9295 81.2289
2064 78.6698 76.0969 81.3489
2065 78.816 76.2617 81.467
2066 78.9607 76.4235 81.5868
2067 79.1096 76.5955 81.7043
2068 79.2626 76.7711 81.8274
2069 79.4089 76.9414 81.9433
2070 79.5619 77.1138 82.0721
2071 79.7098 77.2806 82.1973
2072 79.858 77.4585 82.3106
2073 80.0112 77.6363 82.4357
2074 80.1579 77.8105 82.5516
2075 80.3119 77.9961 82.6705
2076 80.4607 78.1702 82.7921
2077 80.608 78.3433 82.9121
2078 80.7549 78.5199 83.0277
2079 80.8978 78.6926 83.1397
2080 81.0411 78.8658 83.2521
2081 81.1823 79.0412 83.3578
2082 81.3346 79.2245 83.4784
2083 81.4831 79.3991 83.6005
2084 81.6319 79.5789 83.7176
2085 81.781 79.7527 83.8424
2086 81.9234 79.9273 83.9518
2087 82.0664 80.0994 84.0656
2088 82.2086 80.2683 84.181
2089 82.3445 80.4336 84.2873
2090 82.4851 80.6033 84.3982
2091 82.6213 80.7629 84.5116
2092 82.758 80.9241 84.624
2093 82.8888 81.0798 84.7299
2094 83.0186 81.24 84.8286
2095 83.1518 81.3947 84.9405
2096 83.2802 81.5464 85.0456
2097 83.4143 81.7051 85.1547
2098 83.5497 81.8489 85.2832
2099 83.6769 81.9954 85.3914
2100 83.8064 82.1435 85.5024

Factors that Affect Life Expectancy

Just like any other region or country, Greenland's life expectancy is influenced by a variety of factors, that include both individual and population-level factors. Broadly speaking, life expectancy is most affected by fertility rate, deaths, immigration and emigration. Some of the individual and population-level factors listed below can get you a better insight into its causes and affects of life expectancy.

Healthcare and Medical Advances

Access to quality healthcare, advancements in medical technology, and improvements in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment play a significant role in increasing life expectancy. This includes vaccinations, antibiotics, surgical procedures, and the management of chronic conditions can greatly increase life expectancy of a country or region.

Socioeconomic Status

Income, education, and occupation are strongly correlated with life expectancy. Higher socioeconomic status typically provides individuals with better access to healthcare, healthier living conditions, and improved overall well-being, contributing to longer life expectancy of a country or region.

Environmental Factors

Environmental conditions can impact life expectancy. Access to clean air, water, and sanitation, as well as exposure to environmental pollutants and hazardous substances, can affect health outcomes and life expectancy.

Social Support and Relationships

Strong social connections, supportive relationships, and community engagement has also been linked to improved health outcomes and increased life expectancy. Social isolation and loneliness, on the other hand, can have negative effects on health and decrease life expectancy.

Access to and Quiality of Education

Education is associated with better health outcomes and increased life expectancy. It promotes healthier behaviors, improves health literacy, and provides individuals with opportunities for better employment and income.

Public Health Measures

Effective public health measures, such as disease surveillance, prevention programs, and health education campaigns, can have a significant impact on life expectancy by reducing the incidence and impact of infectious diseases, promoting healthy behaviors, and improving overall population health.

Immigration and Emigration

Life expectancy of a region or country is also affected by immigration of emigration. If healthier people immigrate or emigrate from a country, the life expectancy numbers of those two regions will be influenced by the movement of said people.

Causes of Positive Life Expectancy of Greenland

Causes of Negative Life Expectancy of Greenland

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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