Health in Denmark

As of 2012, Denmark had a life expectancy of 79.5 years at birth (77 for men, 82 for women), up from 75 years in 1990.[1] This ranks it 37th among 193 nations, behind the other Nordic countries. The National Institute of Public Health of the University of Southern Denmark has calculated 19 major risk factors among Danes that contribute to a lowering of the life expectancy; this includes smoking, alcohol, drug abuse and physical inactivity.[2] The large number of Danes becoming overweight is an increasing problem and results in an annual additional consumption in the health care system of DKK 1,625 million.[2] In a 2012 study, Denmark had the highest cancer rate of all countries listed by the World Cancer Research Fund International; researchers suggest the reasons are better reporting, but also lifestyle factors like heavy alcohol consumption, smoking and physical inactivity.[3][4] Denmark had the second highest death rate from alcohol of any region in Europe in 2015 at 6.9 per 100,000 population.[5]

References

  1. "Life expectancy". World Health Organization. 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 Brønnum-Hansen, Knud Juel, Jan Sørensen, Henrik (2007). Risk factors and public health in Denmark – Summary report (PDF). København: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. ISBN 978-87-7899-123-2. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. "Why is Denmark the cancer capital of the world?". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. "Data for cancer frequency by country". wcrf.org. 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. Ballas, Dimitris; Dorling, Danny; Hennig, Benjamin (2017). The Human Atlas of Europe. Bristol: Policy Press. p. 73. ISBN 9781447313540.
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