Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Denmark
Denmark: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 17.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Denmark, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 17.9 for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Denmark peaked at 22.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.3, in 2013.
Denmark ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.2 | — |
| 2011 | 15.3 | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 14.3 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 15.8 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 17 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 18.9 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 16.8 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.5 | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 19.1 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 19.2 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 22.3 | +31.2% |
| 2024 | 21 | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 17.9 | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.87 | 14.3 | 20.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.42 | 17 | 22.3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Denmark?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Denmark was 17.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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