Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Denmark
Denmark: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Denmark, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.9% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Denmark peaked at 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Denmark ranks 162nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Denmark, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +115.2% |
| 2008 | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 159 Tonga 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 160 Kazakhstan 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 161 Montenegro 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 163 El Salvador 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Andorra 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Ukraine 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Denmark?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Denmark was 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Denmark ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.