End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Denmark
Denmark: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital was 35.3 Percentage of deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Denmark, 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Denmark stood at 35.3 Percentage of deaths. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Denmark peaked at 49 Percentage of deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.3 Percentage of deaths, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.7 Percentage of deaths | — |
| 2006 | 48.1 Percentage of deaths | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 47.2 Percentage of deaths | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 47.2 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49 Percentage of deaths | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 46.7 Percentage of deaths | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 46.1 Percentage of deaths | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 46.1 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.1 Percentage of deaths | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 46 Percentage of deaths | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 44.2 Percentage of deaths | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 43.2 Percentage of deaths | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 43.2 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.1 Percentage of deaths | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 41.1 Percentage of deaths | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 40.1 Percentage of deaths | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 39.7 Percentage of deaths | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 35.8 Percentage of deaths | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 35.3 Percentage of deaths | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.04 Percentage of deaths | 47.2 Percentage of deaths | 49 Percentage of deaths | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.38 Percentage of deaths | 41.1 Percentage of deaths | 46.7 Percentage of deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.73 Percentage of deaths | 35.3 Percentage of deaths | 40.1 Percentage of deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.3 Percentage of deaths compare
- 13 Sweden 37.9 Percentage of deaths compare
- 14 Romania 36.8 Percentage of deaths compare
- 16 New Zealand 32.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 17 Switzerland 31.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 18 Norway 28.6 Percentage of deaths 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.1987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Denmark?
- End-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Denmark was 35.3 Percentage of deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 49 Percentage of deaths in 2009.
- What is the lowest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3 Percentage of deaths in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
End of Life Care (EC) is a subgroup of indicators within the HCQO database and provides data on the quality of care provided to people who are near the end of life. End of life care is a key indicator of healthcare quality, as high rates of hospital or acute care deaths, and frequent unplanned hospital readmissions in the final months of life may reflect gaps in access to and adequacy of community-based or palliative care. The database includes indicators on deaths occurring in inpatient acute care and hospital settings, and on the proportion of patients with unplanned readmissions during the last 30 or 180 days of life. These indicators focus on individuals who die due to conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and dementia. Indicators are reported as crude rates. For further information, please consult: The HCQO Definitions document provides indicator definitions and calculation methodologies of HCQO indicators The Sources and Methods survey on End of Life Care (EC) provides detailed country-specific information The OECD’s Health System Performance Assessment (HSPA) Framework outlines how HCQO indicators relate to the OECD’s HSPA domains of Access, Quality and People’s needs and preferences