Health in Denmark 794 indicators covering health for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of deaths that are registered 98.9% 2019 — 52nd Health spending per capita 5,988 international-$ in 2020 prices 2025 up 7.2% 14th Deaths in road incidents 130 deaths 2021 down 40.9% 53rd Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 27.64 per 100,000 population 2023 — 11th Infant mortality rates 2.3 Rate 2021 unchanged 16th Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 138th Import of environmentally sound technologies 8.06 billion usd 2020 up 35.6% 32nd Export of environmentally sound technologies 12.12 billion usd 2020 down 2.6% 25th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 1,851 one-year-olds 2023 down 47.9% 116th Infant mortality 202 Number 2018 down 35.5% 21st Projected life expectancy by age (in completed years), sex and type of 89.1 Year 2100 up 1.0% 18th Assumptions for mortality rates by age, sex and type of projection 0.0023 Number 2100 down 14.2% 11th Projected life expectancy by age, sex and type of projection 89 Year 2100 up 1.3% 13th Assumptions for mortality rates by age, sex and type of projection 0.0003 Number 2100 down 31.9% 10th Projected life expectancy by age (in completed years), sex and type of 89.5 Year 2100 up 1.1% 15th Life expectancy by age and sex 82 Year 2024 up 1.7% 19th Period versus cohort life expectancy 82.04 years 2024 up 1.7% 17th Annual death rate by age group 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people 2024 up 5.9% 10th Crude death rate 9.53 deaths per 1,000 people 2024 up 4.9% 22nd Birth rate and death rate 9.53 deaths per 1,000 people 2024 up 4.9% 22nd Cholera reported cases 1 reported cases 2016 unchanged 85th Life expectancy 81.5 years 2021 up 2.0% 18th Cholera reported deaths 0 reported deaths 2016 — 37th Health graduates 1,303 Number 2024 up 59.7% 20th Health personnel 27,878 Number 2024 up 27.4% 17th Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus 82.0% 2024 up 3.8% 13th Hospital beds by function and type of care 12,413 Number 2025 down 14.2% 26th Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers 3.17 deaths 2016 down 31.4% 37th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 2,100 Percent 2015 down 4.5% 115th Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care 721,444 Number 2009 down 22.1% 23rd Hospital beds by hospital ownership 13,166 Number 2024 down 1.9% 23rd Health graduates - historical data 1,233 Number 2019 up 45.4% 19th Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit an 23,310 Million euro 2023 up 30.9% 15th Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - histor 24,715 Number 2019 up 22.6% 17th Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 14,971 Number 2020 down 22.8% 25th Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 100.0% 2015 unchanged 1st Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative care 721,444 Number 2009 down 22.1% 22nd HPV vaccination coverage in 15-year-olds 91.0% 2024 up 3.4% 11th Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 36.9% 2025 down 22.0% 30th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age a 17.9% 2025 up 1.1% 8th Healthy life years by sex 82 Year 2024 up 1.6% 17th Health care expenditure by function 39,296 Million euro 2025 up 39.1% 13th Health care expenditure by financing scheme 39,296 Million euro 2025 up 39.1% 13th Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care financin 39,296 Million euro 2025 up 39.1% 13th Health care expenditure by provider 39,296 Million euro 2025 up 39.1% 13th Expenditure for selected health care providers by health care financin 37,267 Million euro 2024 up 36.0% 14th Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care provider 39,296 Million euro 2025 up 39.1% 13th Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (a 17.9% 2025 up 5.3% 8th Self-perceived health by level of disability (activity limitation), se 86.2% 2025 down 1.5% 34th Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health 76.8 Year 2024 up 1.5% 13th Infant mortality by age and sex 112 Number 2021 up 25.8% 15th Health impacts of air pollution 7,333 Number 2023 down 61.3% 25th Revenues of health care financing schemes 39,296 Million euro 2025 up 39.1% 10th Revenues of health care financing schemes by health care financing sch 39,296 Million euro 2025 up 39.1% 10th Deaths related to infectious diseases 1,144 Number 2023 up 105.4% 14th Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence 128 Number 2023 down 35.4% 23rd Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence 2.7 Rate 2023 down 34.1% 27th Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother, country of residence and occ 153 Number 2023 down 33.2% 22nd Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and preven 2,502 Year 2023 down 22.9% 24th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age a 29.7% 2025 up 7.2% 6th ← Previous Page 13 of 14 Next →