Causes of mortality in Denmark
Denmark: Causes of mortality was 58,240 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Denmark, 1960–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 58,240 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Denmark peaked at 62,815 Deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43,310 Deaths, in 1961.
That places Denmark 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43,681 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 43,310 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 45,334 Deaths | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 45,773 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 46,811 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 47,884 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 49,344 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 47,836 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 47,290 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 47,943 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 48,233 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 48,858 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 50,445 Deaths | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 50,285 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 51,381 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 50,639 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 53,745 Deaths | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 50,172 Deaths | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 52,586 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 54,369 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 55,939 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 56,116 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 55,114 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 56,894 Deaths | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 56,838 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 58,078 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 57,777 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 57,795 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 58,634 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 59,070 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 60,589 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 59,318 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 60,546 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 62,530 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 61,099 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 62,815 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 60,712 Deaths | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 59,606 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 58,079 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 58,722 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 57,044 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 57,632 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 58,397 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 57,378 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 55,637 Deaths | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 54,712 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 55,218 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55,281 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 54,265 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 54,531 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 54,027 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 52,205 Deaths | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 52,011 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 52,182 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50,993 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 52,224 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 52,490 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52,943 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54,860 Deaths | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 53,567 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 54,399 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 56,868 Deaths | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 59,122 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 58,240 Deaths | -1.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 58,240 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 58,240 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 52% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,521 Deaths | 43,310 Deaths | 49,344 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 51,071 Deaths | 48,233 Deaths | 54,369 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,226 Deaths | 55,114 Deaths | 59,070 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,402 Deaths | 58,079 Deaths | 62,815 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,010 Deaths | 54,265 Deaths | 58,397 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,750 Deaths | 50,993 Deaths | 54,860 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,157 Deaths | 54,399 Deaths | 59,122 Deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Denmark?
- Causes of mortality in Denmark was 58,240 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 62,815 Deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,310 Deaths in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for causes of mortality?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.