Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.0306 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Denmark, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0306 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0384 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0306, in 2023.
That places Denmark 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0364 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0363 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0353 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0353 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0384 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.036 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0343 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0318 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0326 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0327 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0321 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0306 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0355 | 0.0318 | 0.0384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.032 | 0.0306 | 0.0327 | 4 |
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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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Denmark?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Denmark was 0.0306 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0384 in 2014.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Denmark ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.