Health in Denmark

793 indicators covering health for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Treatment for hypertension, male 25.1% 2019 up 10.6% 136th
Treatment for hypertension 25.9% 2019 up 0.4% 153rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese 3.1% 2014 down 8.8% 96th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita 0.0169 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 52.4% 106th
Number of youth deaths 270 deaths 2024 down 2.5% 145th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 83 2024 down 13.5% 152nd
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 8 2024 down 20.0% 152nd
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 9 2024 down 18.2% 155th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 10 2024 down 9.1% 150th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 12 2024 down 14.3% 154th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 31 2024 down 11.4% 150th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 52 2024 down 14.8% 152nd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 21 2024 down 12.5% 148th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 40 2024 down 14.9% 151st
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 31 2024 down 8.8% 144th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 68 2024 down 11.7% 147th
Deaths from terrorism, by target 0 deaths 2021 2nd
Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 deaths 2021 58th
Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 attacks 2021 79th
Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack 0 deaths 2021 21st
Terrorism deaths rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 58th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 deaths 2021 21st
Terrorism deaths 0 deaths 2021 58th
Share of deaths from terrorism 0.0% 2021 58th
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.1% 2024 unchanged 108th
External health expenditure channeled through government 0.0% 2024 129th
Death rate from diabetes 13.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 9.3% 76th
Reported suicide rates 7.45 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 down 19.1% 50th
Male vs. female suicide rate 11.56 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 down 18.5% 48th
Reported suicide rates among young people 4.09 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 down 13.9% 56th
Reported suicide rates among young women 3.58 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 up 55.9% 48th
Reported suicide rates among young men 4.58 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 down 35.3% 61st
Reported suicide rates by age 4.09 deaths per 100,000 population 2022 down 13.9% 56th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate by age group 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 14.5% 168th
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases 10.7% 2021 down 17.1% 155th
Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender 12.4% 2021 down 17.3% 158th
Healthy life expectancy 70.06 Years 2021 up 1.5% 16th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 8.9% 2021 down 17.6% 153rd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 12.4% 2021 down 17.3% 158th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 10.7% 2021 down 17.1% 155th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.0005 per 100,000 population 2021 down 99.8% 184th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.0005 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 99.5% 183rd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.0005 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 99.9% 184th
Suicide mortality rate, female 6.3 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 10.6% 38th
Suicide mortality rate, male 14.65 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 18.2% 57th
Suicide mortality rate 10.46 per 100,000 population 2021 down 15.8% 54th
Nurses and midwives 12.19 per 1,000 people 2021 up 9.2% 14th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? 26.9% 2024 up 2.4% 117th
Prevalence rate of diabetes in adults 4.3 2014 down 6.5% 186th
Child mortality rate 0.3% 2019 down 12.5% 181st
Neonatal mortality rate 0.2% 2019 down 11.5% 170th
Number of neonatal deaths 145 deaths 2019 down 10.5% 146th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 4.33 2020 down 8.3% 27th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 9.49 2020 down 8.7% 34th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 14.77 2020 down 9.1% 37th
Low-birthweight babies 4.8% 2020 down 6.7% 148th
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy 92.0% 2023 up 26.0% 14th
Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 12,411 2025 down 13.7% 26th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.0306 2023 down 13.5% 179th