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Mortality in Greenland, by the numbers

Greenland sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 70.3 years of life, 149th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Greenland, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
70.3 yrs
149th of 212
Old-age sex ratio (65+)
120 men/100 women
4th highest of 212
GDP per capita
$58,499
21st highest of 212

7 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Greenland ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 70.3 yrs 149 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 9.3 /1,000 53 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 68.0 /1,000 89 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 3.8 yrs 166 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 120 men/100 women 209 of 212 2024
Population aged 65+ 10.8 % 90 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $58,499 21 of 212 2023

Measured against the rest of the world, Greenland's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th highest old-age sex ratio in the world (120 men/100 women) and the 21st highest GDP per capita in the world ($58,499). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Greenland; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.