Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) in Denmark
Denmark: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) was 56.75 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) in Denmark, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) in Denmark is 56.75, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) in Denmark peaked at 99.75 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.75, in 2021.
That places Denmark 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.75 | — |
| 2001 | 98.69 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 99.36 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 96.81 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 94.52 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 89.41 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 91.4 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 91.58 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.2 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 84.67 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 82.53 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 77.11 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 73.75 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 71.37 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 68.15 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 66.12 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 65.87 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.75 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 61.84 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.24 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 56.75 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.75 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.24 | 84.67 | 99.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.57 | 57.24 | 82.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.75 | 56.75 | 56.75 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) in Denmark?
- Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) in Denmark was 56.75 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 99.75 in 2000.
- What is the lowest adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.75 in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years)?
- Denmark ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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