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Denmark vs Finland: Health & Population

This page compares Denmark and Finland across 108 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Denmark Finland Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 32.89 38.88 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.25 82.34 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 65.83 80.36 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 88.70 74.26 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.29 50.57 Compare →
Population, male 2.97M 2.78M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.71 49.43 Compare →
Rural population 675,636.00 1.45M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 11.30 25.74 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.67 0.99 Compare →
Urban population 5.30M 4.17M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.47 1.25 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 39.14 40.62 Compare →
Population, total 5.98M 5.62M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 20.87 23.90 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 15.70 14.63 Compare →
Net migration 22,103.00 18,246.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.06 2.99 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 7.80 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 10.40 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.20 85.00 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.40 79.80 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.55 93.41 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 88.24 86.64 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 456,646.00 401,783.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.19 14.14 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 481,526.00 420,589.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.21 15.14 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 938,172.00 822,372.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 1.88M 1.69M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 62.47 59.54 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 1.91M 1.76M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.42 63.45 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 3.79M 3.45M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 63.44 61.47 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 671,571.00 748,206.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 22.34 26.33 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 575,592.00 594,798.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 19.37 21.41 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.25M 1.34M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.05 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 57.64 62.68 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 24.74 23.81 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.50 0.64 Compare →
Population, female 3.01M 2.84M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 14.20 9.20 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 847,475.00 514,432.00 Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 99.60 99.45 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 6.40 6.90 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -0.76 -0.35 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 30.00 43.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 16.00 5.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 3.50 1.90 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.30 0.40 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 0.90 1.70 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 1.30 2.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.60 2.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 4.30 2.50 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2.70 1.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.20 1.70 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 3.80 2.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 4.00 2.40 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 17.00 19.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 22.00 28.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 61.00 107.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 99.00 176.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 205.00 82.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 231.00 104.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 158.00 60.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.30 0.40 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.00 0.01 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.50 3.61 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 4.00 8.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 2.00 3.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 20,033.00 11,064.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 9.39 10.47 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 85.00 86.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 94.00 94.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 43.58 45.50 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96.00 91.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 16.90 15.10 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 17.00 13.60 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 17.00 13.50 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 14.50 11.80 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 3.70 3.90 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2.43 2.61 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 14.77 14.25 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 4.33 4.10 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 9.49 9.08 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 10.70 9.60 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.00 0.38 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.00 0.29 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.00 0.47 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 14.65 20.51 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 10.46 14.57 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 6.30 8.77 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 9.08 2.56 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 3.22 5.19 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 87.70 92.25 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 8.90 6.70 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 12.40 12.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 15.70 10.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 12.90 7.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 10.40 5.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 4.10 0.80 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.