Denmark vs Sweden: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age
Denmark
29.7%
in 2025
Sweden
27.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
6th
Sweden rank
9th
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 29.7% against 27.3% in Sweden, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th of 22 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 27.6% | 4.2% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.7% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 29.7% against 27.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age between Denmark and Sweden?
- 2.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Denmark ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.