Health system composite index in Denmark
Denmark: Health system composite index was 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Denmark, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 70.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Denmark peaked at 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1988.
Denmark ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Denmark, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1975 | 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +33.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8994 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -48.9% |
| 1981 | 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6771 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -34.4% |
| 1984 | 0.581 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5893 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4936 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5822 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4912 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6726 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +36.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -33.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4197 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.454 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4801 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5026 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4385 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4906 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4567 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7128 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +56.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6215 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.622 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6701 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7574 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7045 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5746 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5749 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5559 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7859 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +53.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5412 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 0.789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7265 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.691 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6703 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7317 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7454 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5526 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +70.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6342 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4817 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4197 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6726 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6337 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7574 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6941 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 23 Oman 0.9814 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 24 Slovenia 0.9794 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 25 Finland 0.9458 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 27 Germany 0.9088 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 28 Australia 0.8853 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 29 San Marino 0.8611 standard deviations from the yearly mean 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Denmark?
- Health system composite index in Denmark was 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1975.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1988.
- How does Denmark rank for health system composite index?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.