Private health expenditure per person in Denmark
Denmark: Private health expenditure per person was 1,203 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private health expenditure per person in Denmark is 1,203, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Denmark peaked at 1,203 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 392.39, in 2000.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 392.39 | — |
| 2001 | 412.81 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 431.81 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 441.56 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 488.09 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 504.64 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 552.12 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 592.71 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 627.38 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 669.04 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 717.56 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 742.29 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 736.96 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 749.91 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 768.17 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 798.96 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 842.83 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 896.8 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 943.2 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1,005 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1,049 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1,151 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1,142 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,186 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1,203 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 511.26 | 392.39 | 669.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 820.2 | 717.56 | 1,005 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,146 | 1,049 | 1,203 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 29 New Zealand 1,234 compare
- 30 Latvia 1,226 compare
- 31 Finland 1,213 compare
- 33 Argentina 1,203 compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,160 compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 1,157 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)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.3505 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6332 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Denmark?
- Private health expenditure per person in Denmark was 1,203 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,203 in 2024.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 392.39 in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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