Public healthcare spending share gdp in Denmark
Denmark: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 7.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.83
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
17th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.02
in 2020
All-time low
6.74
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Denmark is 7.83, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Denmark peaked at 9.02 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.74, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 17th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.74 | — |
| 2001 | 7.04 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.29 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.46 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.51 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.59 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.68 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 7.79 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.95 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.98 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 8.93 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.73 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.89 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.71 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.74 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.66 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.49 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.53 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.02 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 9 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 7.96 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.83 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6 | 6.74 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.69 | 8.49 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 | 7.83 | 9.02 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Denmark?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Denmark was 7.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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