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    Health care expenditure

    Health care expenditures in total
    293.3 bn DKK
    2025
    Private insurance share of health expenditure
    8.0 bn DKK
    2025

    How big is the Danish health care expenditure? Is the majority related to hospitals or medical practices? And how much is financed by the public sector and private health insurance schemes? The statistics show which health care functions we consume — for example, medicine and treatment — where we consume them and how we finance them.

    Selected statistics on Health care expenditure

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Health care expenditure. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Development in the Danish health care expenditure

    Here you can see how the total health care expenditure has developed over the last 10 years. The expenditure is in current prices, which means that it is not adjusted for inflation.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Health care expenditures (SHA1)

    Expenditure on selected health care functions

    Here you can see how expenditure on pharmaceuticals, COVID-19 and social long-term care has developed in the last couple of years.  Social long-term care is not included in total health care expenditure. Social long-term care covers practical help such as cleaning and grocery shopping.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Health care expenditures (SHA1)

    Financing of health care expenditure

    Here you can see how the total health care expenditure is financed. Government health insurance is the combined financing from central and local government. Private healthcare insurance schemes are taken out by private individuals.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Health care expenditures (SHA1)
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    Consultations with physicians
    Get an overview of the annual number of consultations with medical practitioners, dentists, etc.

    Expenditure broken down by selected health care providers

    Here you can see how the expenditure is distributed across the selected health care providers. ‘Providers of ambulatory health care’ cover medical practitioners, dentists, other practitioners such as chiropractors, etc. ‘Providers of preventive care’ consist of health authorities, for example The Danish Health Authority.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Health care expenditures (SHA1)

    Health care functions

    Here you can see which health care functions that selected health care providers provide, and the expenditure they account for. ‘Preventive care’ covers for example immunisation programmes, information campaigns and screenings.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Health care expenditures (SHA1)

    On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

    Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

    See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

    Need more data on Health care expenditure?

    You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find more detailed figures, e.g. how much of the expenditure on hospitals and health care functions that households pay out of pocket. 

    Contact

    Marianne Ahle Møller
    Phone: +45 24 66 00 28