Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Denmark
Denmark: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 6.04 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Denmark, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6.04 for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 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 disease who ghe age standardized in Denmark peaked at 6.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.52, 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 disease who ghe age standardized in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 | — |
| 2001 | 2.96 | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 2.09 | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52 | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 1.95 | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.65 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 3.55 | +115.2% |
| 2008 | 3.52 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.87 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.68 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.34 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.57 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.11 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.02 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.24 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.73 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 6.04 | +23.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 6.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.18, 59% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 6.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.36, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +115.2% | 1.65 | 3.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.54 | 1.52 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 | 3.11 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 | 4.88 | 6.04 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 159 Tonga 6.98 compare
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- 165 Ukraine 5.83 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Denmark?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Denmark was 6.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Denmark ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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