From 2000 until 2014, there were more women than men dying in Denmark. However, after a few years of nearly similar number of deaths, there have been more male than female deaths in the Scandinavian country. In 2022, over 30,000 men and 29,000 women died in Denmark. The total number of deaths in the country has increased since 2014.
Number of deaths in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
2022
30,369
29,066
2021
29,169
27,983
2020
27,995
26,650
2019
27,455
26,503
2018
27,992
27,240
2017
26,870
26,391
2016
26,416
26,408
2015
26,283
26,272
2014
25,694
25,646
2013
26,111
26,360
2012
25,911
26,414
2011
25,939
26,577
2010
26,762
27,606
2009
26,937
27,935
2008
26,851
27,740
2007
27,045
28,559
2006
27,197
28,280
2005
26,805
28,157
2004
27,497
28,309
2003
28,146
29,428
2002
28,321
30,289
2001
28,411
29,944
2000
28,271
29,727
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Statistics Denmark. (February 10, 2023). Number of deaths in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/573457/deaths-in-denmark-by-gender/
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Statistics Denmark. (2023). Number of deaths in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/573457/deaths-in-denmark-by-gender/
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