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Country fact sheet: Denmark

Population

- Total population: 5 928 585
- Female population: 2 978 781
- Male population: 2 949 804
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 7 382.2
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 12.6
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 82
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.952
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.3
- Female population (years): 83.0
- Male population (years): 79.6
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 374.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 106.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (95.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (23.6)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (76.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (25.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal