Total health spending per person in Denmark
Denmark: Total health spending per person was 7,262 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Denmark is 7,262 current international $, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Denmark peaked at 7,429 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,323 current international $, in 2000.
That places Denmark 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Denmark, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,323 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,488 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2,666 current international $ | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2,744 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,967 current international $ | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 3,104 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,423 current international $ | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 3,638 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3,926 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 4,305 current international $ | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 4,561 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 4,621 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,714 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,826 current international $ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4,938 current international $ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 5,074 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5,328 current international $ | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 5,590 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5,804 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6,171 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 6,702 current international $ | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 7,429 current international $ | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 7,333 current international $ | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7,098 current international $ | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 7,262 current international $ | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,158 current international $ | 2,323 current international $ | 4,305 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,163 current international $ | 4,561 current international $ | 6,171 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,165 current international $ | 6,702 current international $ | 7,429 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 12 Australia 7,691 current international $ compare
- 13 Canada 7,646 current international $ compare
- 14 Belgium 7,489 current international $ compare
- 16 Iceland 6,927 current international $ compare
- 17 France 6,868 current international $ compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,606 current international $ compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0758 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3298 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0799 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Denmark?
- Total health spending per person in Denmark was 7,262 current international $ in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7,429 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,323 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for total health spending per person?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.