Perceived health status in Denmark
Denmark: Perceived health status was 8.1 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 8.1 Percentage of population in the same age for perceived health status in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in Denmark peaked at 9.6 Percentage of population in the same age in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2005.
Denmark ranks 11th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 Percentage of population in the same age | 7 Percentage of population in the same age | 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.68 Percentage of population in the same age | 7.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 8.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 9.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 8 Czechia 9 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 9 Belgium 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 12 Sweden 8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 13 Bulgaria 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 14 Austria 7.6 Percentage of population in the same age 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in Denmark?
- Perceived health status in Denmark was 8.1 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 Percentage of population in the same age in 2023.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Percentage of population in the same age in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for perceived health status?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.