Health spending per person in Denmark
Current health spending in Denmark was US$6,745 per person in 2024.
Denmark, 2024
US$6,745
Change from 2023
+3.6%
European Union, 2024
US$5,005 per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
US$5,327 per person
Health spending per person in Denmark over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US$6,745 per person | US$5,005 per person |
| 2023 | US$6,511 per person | US$4,154 per person |
| 2022 | US$6,451 per person | US$3,923 per person |
| 2021 | US$7,430 per person | US$4,245 per person |
| 2020 | US$6,521 per person | US$3,749 per person |
| 2019 | US$6,050 per person | US$3,499 per person |
| 2018 | US$6,219 per person | US$3,553 per person |
| 2017 | US$5,817 per person | US$3,295 per person |
| 2016 | US$5,604 per person | US$3,117 per person |
| 2015 | US$5,509 per person | US$3,056 per person |
| 2014 | US$6,448 per person | US$3,550 per person |
| 2013 | US$6,320 per person | US$3,464 per person |
| 2012 | US$6,156 per person | US$3,302 per person |
| 2011 | US$6,426 per person | US$3,523 per person |
| 2010 | US$6,157 per person | US$3,268 per person |
| 2009 | US$6,208 per person | US$3,340 per person |
| 2008 | US$6,118 per person | US$3,414 per person |
| 2007 | US$5,454 per person | US$3,004 per person |
| 2006 | US$4,770 per person | US$2,633 per person |
| 2005 | US$4,436 per person | US$2,484 per person |
| 2004 | US$4,189 per person | US$2,372 per person |
| 2003 | US$3,602 per person | US$2,070 per person |
| 2002 | US$2,892 per person | US$1,650 per person |
| 2001 | US$2,598 per person | US$1,474 per person |
| 2000 | US$2,492 per person | US$1,432 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.6% from US$6,511 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was US$6,448 per person, the figure has changed by +4.6%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was US$5,005 per person.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Health spending share of GDP
9.4%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
13.9%
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
207 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat