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Denmark

Disease outbreak profile for Denmark — 14 events, 7 diseases, since 2001.

Denmark (DNK) · WHO EUR region · 14 WHO events across 7 diseases (2001–2026).

Diseases reported by Denmark

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
COVID-19 U071 7 50%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 2 14%
Meningococcal meningitis A390 1 7%
Acute hepatitis A B15 1 7%
Infections due to Chlamydia psittaci A700 1 7%
Escherichia coli B962 1 7%
Intestinal infections due to Shigella A031 1 7%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2026 1 1
2025 2 2
2024 2 2
2023 1 1
2022 2 2
2021 1 1
2020 1 1
2017 1 1
2011 1 1
2004 1 1
2001 1 1

Peak year: 2025 (2 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
2000s 2
2010s 2
2020s 10

Position in WHO EUR

Rank #16 of 52 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Health system snapshot

Indicator 2023
Population (2023) 6,000,000
Life expectancy 81.00 yr
Healthy life expectancy 70.90 yr
Infant mortality /1k 3.10
Maternal mortality /100k 2.00
Under-5 mortality /1k 3.70
Adult mortality M /1k 81.00
Adult mortality F /1k 56.00
Cardiovascular /100k 81.90
Cancer /100k 168.70
Respiratory /100k 35.80
Diabetes /100k 5.80
Road injury /100k 3.20
Healthcare spending % GDP 10.10%
Physicians /1k 4.60
Hospital beds /1k 2.50
DTP3 vaccination 95.00%
HIV prevalence 0.20%
TB incidence /100k 4.00
Malaria /1k 0.00

Diseases Reported

7

Outbreak Events

14

Year Range

2001–2026

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Country

Denmark • EUR