Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Denmark in 2024 — 13.87%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.49 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.87 | −0.11 pp |
| 2023 | 13.98 | +0.79 pp |
| 2022 | 13.19 | −0.12 pp |
| 2021 | 13.3 | −0.07 pp |
| 2020 | 13.38 | −0.42 pp |
| 2019 | 13.79 | −0.03 pp |
| 2018 | 13.82 | +0.13 pp |
| 2017 | 13.69 | +0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 13.52 | +0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 13.46 | +0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 13.34 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 13.35 | −0.17 pp |
| 2012 | 13.51 | −0.38 pp |
| 2011 | 13.9 | +0.19 pp |
| 2010 | 13.71 | +0.02 pp |
| 2009 | 13.68 | −0.43 pp |
| 2008 | 14.12 | −0.44 pp |
| 2007 | 14.56 | +0.04 pp |
| 2006 | 14.53 | −0.18 pp |
| 2005 | 14.71 | −0.16 pp |
| 2004 | 14.87 | +0.31 pp |
| 2003 | 14.56 | −0.17 pp |
| 2002 | 14.73 | −0.39 pp |
| 2001 | 15.12 | −0.24 pp |
| 2000 | 15.36 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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