{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"dk-long-term-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-long-term-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-long-term-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Denmark Long-Term Care Expenditure Share (2025)","description":"Denmark's Long-Term Care Expenditure Share: 21.5 % of current health expenditure in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Denmark","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Denmark","temporal_coverage":"2016/2025","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Denmark Long-Term Care Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"10"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Denmark"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Denmark (2025)","value":"21.5","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Denmark Long-Term Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":21.35},{"period":"2017","value":21.38},{"period":"2018","value":21.57},{"period":"2019","value":21.33},{"period":"2020","value":20.62},{"period":"2021","value":19.69},{"period":"2022","value":20.45},{"period":"2023","value":20.9},{"period":"2024","value":21.01},{"period":"2025","value":21.45}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"21.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"21.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"20.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"20.4","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"19.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"20.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"21.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"21.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"21.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to long-term care (health component) in Denmark. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2025 (10 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 21.6 % of current health expenditure in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.7 in 2021. The latest reading of 21.5 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}