{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"dk-health-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-health-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-health-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Denmark Current Health Expenditure per Capita (EUR)","description":"Denmark's current health expenditure per capita: 6,298.2 EUR per inhabitant in 2024, up from 6,049.0 EUR in 2023 — Eurostat, 2010–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Denmark","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Denmark","temporal_coverage":"2010/2024","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Denmark Current Health Expenditure per Capita","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"15"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Denmark"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Denmark (2024)","value":"6,298.2","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4.1%","unit":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"15","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Denmark Current Health Expenditure per Capita"}],"observation_count":15,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":4649.57},{"period":"2011","value":4630.93},{"period":"2012","value":4790.53},{"period":"2013","value":4759.8},{"period":"2014","value":4854.7},{"period":"2015","value":4969.01},{"period":"2016","value":5066.91},{"period":"2017","value":5164.02},{"period":"2018","value":5269.24},{"period":"2019","value":5404.57},{"period":"2020","value":5722.96},{"period":"2021","value":6281.23},{"period":"2022","value":6190.84},{"period":"2023","value":6048.96},{"period":"2024","value":6298.24}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"6298.2","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"6049.0","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"6190.8","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"6281.2","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"5723.0","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"5404.6","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"5269.2","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"5164.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"5066.9","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4969.0","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"4854.7","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"4759.8","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"4790.5","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"4630.9","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"4649.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What was Denmark's current health expenditure per capita from 2020 to 2023?","answer":"Denmark's current health expenditure per capita rose from 5,723.0 EUR in 2020 to 6,281.2 EUR in 2021, then eased to 6,190.8 EUR in 2022 and 6,049.0 EUR in 2023, according to Eurostat. The 2021 figure was a pandemic-period peak, driven by a one-off surge in health spending; the following two years gave back part of that increase before spending resumed growing in 2024. All four figures are euros per inhabitant, covering total health expenditure across all financing schemes, not government spending alone."},{"question":"What does current health expenditure per capita mean in this dataset?","answer":"Current health expenditure is a health-accounts term for total operating health spending, covering treatment, medicines, prevention and administration, and excluding capital investment such as new hospital construction or equipment. Per capita means the total is divided by population, so the figure represents euros spent per inhabitant rather than a national health budget total. This series combines all financing schemes: government, statutory and private insurance, and out-of-pocket payments together, rather than any single funding source in isolation. Eurostat publishes it in euros, not adjusted for purchasing power differences between countries."},{"question":"What was Denmark's health expenditure per capita in 2020?","answer":"Denmark's current health expenditure per capita was 5,723.0 EUR in 2020, up 5.9% from 5,404.6 EUR in 2019. The increase was the first of two consecutive above-trend years, as pandemic-related health spending pushed growth well above the roughly 2% annual pace Denmark had maintained through most of the 2010s. The following year saw an even larger 9.8% jump to 6,281.2 EUR before growth slowed. Eurostat publishes this figure under table code HLTH_SHA11_HF."},{"question":"What was Denmark's health expenditure per capita in 2021?","answer":"Denmark's current health expenditure per capita reached 6,281.2 EUR in 2021, a 9.8% increase over 2020 and the largest single-year jump anywhere in the 2010–2024 series. That figure stood as Denmark's historical high for three years, until 2024 finally moved past it. The 2021 spike reflected a second consecutive year of pandemic-related health spending, coming on top of 2020's own 5.9% increase. Growth then slowed sharply: expenditure fell in both 2022 and 2023 before resuming its climb in 2024."},{"question":"What was Denmark's health expenditure per capita in 2022?","answer":"Denmark's current health expenditure per capita was 6,190.8 EUR in 2022, a decline of 1.4% from the 2021 peak of 6,281.2 EUR. It marked the first of two consecutive annual declines, as elevated pandemic-period spending unwound faster than underlying demand for health services grew. Spending fell again in 2023, to 6,049.0 EUR, before resuming growth in 2024. The two-year pullback is worth noting for anyone modelling Denmark's health budget forward: the 2021 figure was a cyclical high rather than a new baseline, and the 2024 rebound to a fresh series peak took three years to arrive."},{"question":"What was Denmark's health expenditure per capita in 2023?","answer":"Denmark's current health expenditure per capita was 6,049.0 EUR in 2023, down 2.3% from 6,190.8 EUR in 2022, the steeper of two consecutive annual declines following the 2021 pandemic-period peak of 6,281.2 EUR. The 2023 figure remained above every pre-pandemic year in the series, including 2019's 5,404.6 EUR, so the decline reflected a partial pullback from an elevated 2021 base rather than a return to the prior trend. Spending resumed growing in 2024, reaching 6,298.2 EUR and setting a new series high."},{"question":"Where does Eurostat's Denmark health expenditure per capita data come from?","answer":"This series is published by Eurostat under table code HLTH_SHA11_HF. Denmark reports current health expenditure by financing scheme to Eurostat annually, and the harmonised methodology means the euro-per-inhabitant figures are directly comparable with other EU and EEA countries using the same series. The data covers 2010 to 2024, with 2024 the latest available reference year as of this publication. Figures are euros per inhabitant, not adjusted for purchasing power parity."},{"question":"How has Denmark's health expenditure per capita changed since 2010?","answer":"Denmark's current health expenditure per capita has grown from 4,649.6 EUR in 2010 to 6,298.2 EUR in 2024, an increase of roughly 35% in nominal euro terms over 15 years. Growth was fairly steady through the 2010s, running close to 2% a year, before accelerating sharply in 2020 and 2021 on pandemic-related spending. After two years of decline in 2022 and 2023, expenditure resumed climbing in 2024 to set a new series high, narrowly above the 2021 peak of 6,281.2 EUR. The lowest point in the series was 2011, at 4,630.9 EUR."}]}