Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Denmark
Denmark: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 83.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Denmark is 83.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Denmark peaked at 84.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 2000.
That places Denmark 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.1% | — |
| 2001 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 83.1% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 83.7% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.3% | 84.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Denmark?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Denmark was 83.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.