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Denmark vs Ireland: Health & Population

This page compares Denmark and Ireland 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 Ireland Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 32.89 24.24 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.25 83.01 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 65.83 72.80 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 88.70 64.35 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.29 50.50 Compare →
Population, male 2.97M 2.67M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.71 49.50 Compare →
Rural population 675,636.00 1.92M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 11.30 35.65 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.67 1.93 Compare →
Urban population 5.30M 3.47M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.47 1.47 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 39.14 44.09 Compare →
Population, total 5.98M 5.40M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 20.87 15.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 15.70 18.56 Compare →
Net migration 22,103.00 35,417.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.06 4.01 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 10.00 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 6.50 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.20 84.70 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.40 81.40 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.55 93.41 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 88.24 89.25 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 456,646.00 488,959.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.19 17.94 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 481,526.00 512,256.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.21 19.18 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 938,172.00 1.00M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 1.88M 1.78M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 62.47 65.38 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 1.91M 1.76M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.42 65.73 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 3.79M 3.54M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 63.44 65.55 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 671,571.00 454,396.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 22.34 16.68 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 575,592.00 403,107.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 19.37 15.09 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.25M 857,503.00 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 57.64 52.55 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 24.74 28.31 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.50 1.57 Compare →
Population, female 3.01M 2.72M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 14.20 23.10 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 847,475.00 1.22M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 100.00 97.10 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 99.60 89.73 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 6.40 3.60 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -0.76 0.93 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 30.00 405.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 16.00 68.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 3.50 3.40 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.30 0.30 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 0.90 1.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 1.30 1.50 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.60 3.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 4.30 4.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2.70 2.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.20 3.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 3.80 3.70 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 4.00 3.90 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 17.00 17.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 22.00 24.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 61.00 81.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 99.00 105.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 205.00 182.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 231.00 206.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 158.00 136.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.30 0.30 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.50 3.88 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 4.00 4.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 2.00 2.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 20,033.00 20,079.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 9.39 6.85 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 85.00 82.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 94.00 90.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 43.58 25.29 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96.00 92.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 16.90 14.70 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 14.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 14.50 14.10 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 3.70 3.10 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2.43 2.96 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) N/A 92.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 14.77 16.60 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 4.33 5.15 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 9.49 10.77 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 0.26 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.00 0.13 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.00 0.40 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 14.65 12.59 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 10.46 8.55 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 6.30 4.58 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 9.08 14.72 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 3.22 3.55 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 87.70 81.73 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 7.90 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 12.40 11.20 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 15.70 15.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 12.90 12.80 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 10.40 10.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 4.10 2.70 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.