Births attended by skilled health personnel in Denmark
Denmark: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 96.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
106th
of 163 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2000
All-time low
94.4%
in 2016
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, births attended by skilled health personnel in Denmark stood at 96.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Denmark peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2016.
That places Denmark 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.4% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.4% | 96.9% | 5 |
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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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Denmark?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Denmark was 96.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Denmark ranks 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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