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Denmark vs Germany: Health & Population

This page compares Denmark and Germany across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Denmark Germany Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 32.89 36.88 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.25 80.79 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 65.83 85.01 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 88.70 82.02 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.29 50.62 Compare →
Population, male 2.97M 41.24M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.71 49.38 Compare →
Rural population 675,636.00 15.02M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 11.30 17.98 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.67 0.42 Compare →
Urban population 5.30M 68.50M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.47 1.36 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 39.14 46.20 Compare →
Population, total 5.98M 83.52M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 20.87 23.20 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 15.70 13.91 Compare →
Net migration 22,103.00 -334,072.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.06 5.24 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 8.10 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 12.10 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.20 83.20 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.40 78.50 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.55 92.36 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 88.24 86.35 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 456,646.00 5.65M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.19 13.37 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 481,526.00 5.96M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.21 14.46 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 938,172.00 11.62M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 1.88M 25.84M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 62.47 61.13 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 1.91M 26.68M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.42 64.70 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 3.79M 52.53M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 63.44 62.89 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 671,571.00 10.78M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 22.34 25.50 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 575,592.00 8.59M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 19.37 20.84 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.25M 19.37M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 57.64 59.00 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 24.74 22.12 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.50 0.27 Compare →
Population, female 3.01M 42.27M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 14.20 19.80 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 847,475.00 16.75M 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 99.23 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 6.40 7.80 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -0.76 -0.38 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 30.00 853.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 16.00 348.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 3.50 3.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.30 0.50 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 0.90 1.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 1.30 1.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.60 3.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 4.30 4.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2.70 2.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.20 2.90 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 3.80 3.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 4.00 3.70 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 17.00 352.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 22.00 346.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 61.00 951.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 99.00 1,352.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 205.00 2,238.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 231.00 2,691.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 158.00 1,647.00 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 0.00 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.50 4.53 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 4.00 4.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 2.00 26.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 20,033.00 21,635.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 9.39 12.27 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 85.00 87.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 94.00 96.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 43.58 32.38 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96.00 89.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 16.90 15.40 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 17.00 14.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 17.00 13.90 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 14.50 15.10 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 3.70 3.80 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2.43 7.55 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) N/A 85.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 14.77 18.63 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 4.33 5.30 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 9.49 11.84 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 10.70 11.60 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.00 0.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.00 0.23 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.00 0.58 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 14.65 18.36 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 10.46 12.90 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 6.30 7.58 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 9.08 10.71 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 3.22 4.26 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 87.70 85.03 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 8.50 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 12.40 14.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 15.70 21.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 12.90 14.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 10.40 9.60 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 4.10 3.20 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.