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Children and young people

How is the well-being of children and young people?, Note: Below, we provide links to Statistics Denmark and others who make statistics on the subject. In some instances, the sources referred to below have content in Danish only or limited content in English., Statistics Denmark has statistics on how many children in Denmark are placed in out-of-home care and how many notifications of concern are made per year. You can also find statistics on support given to children, young persons and families that are in need of special help in everyday life. Find the statistics via the subject page:, Disadvantaged children and young people, The Danish Center for Social Science Research (VIVE) has released several publications on the lack of well-being of children and young people:, ", Børn og unge i Danmark - velfærd og trivsel, " (in Danish) looks into topics such as material wealth, poverty, housing, health, childcare in institutions, education, loneliness, crime, eating habits and spare time., ", SPOR – Børns udvikling og trivsel gennem livet, " (2021) (in Danish) is a report based on a longitudinal study of the development and well-being of children and deals with issues such as screen time, time in institutions, parents with a low level of well-being. , Feature page gathering statistics and releases on the lack of well-being of , children and young people placed outside the home, (in Danish). , ", Unges opfattelser af køn, krop og seksualitet, " (2018) (in Danish) is a survey of sexual experiences, body satisfaction, experiences of unwanted sharing of photographs and everyday life on social media for the 16-20-year-olds., The experience of 18-30-year-olds with sugar dating is examined in the quantitative study ”, Unges udveksling af intimitet for materielle goder, ” (in Danish)., You can also read about the lifestyle and health behaviour of young people in the national survey “Den Nationale Sundhedsprofil” from the Danish Health Authority:, You can see the results of the national health profile 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2023 in the database on the health of the Danes ", Danskernes Sundhed, " and the , related publications, (in Danish)., You can find historic information on the subject in the so-called , MULD surveys, (in Danish)., Two organisations, Børns Vilkår and TrygFonden, compile statistics on the prevalence of fourteen types of child neglect, whether in the home and close surroundings, in school and under the care of authorities and in society as a whole, Their status report on the neglect of children in Denmark, ", Status 2023 – Svigt af børn i Danmark, " (in Danish), includes information from the Agency of Family Law on the annual number of custody and parent visitation cases., Every four years, the Danish contribution to the international survey Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, ", Skolebørnsundersøgelsen, ", is published, last by the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), with information on the health and well-being of children, their health habits and social relations., Knowledge and facts about so-called worrisome absenteeism can be found at:, Børns Vilkår: , Skolens tomme stole - rapport om skolefravær, (2020) (in Danish), VIVE: , Panelanalyse af bekymrende skolefravær, (2020) (in Danish), In , "Børns digitale liv", (2023) (in Danish), published by Algoritmer, Data & Demokrati, the children themselves answer questions about their well-being, security and concerns when using digital media., How many children are victims of violence and abuse?, In StatBank Denmark, you will find a table of , Victims of reported criminal offences by type of offence, age and sex, ., Børns Vilkår is an organisation working to help children who feel neglected. They have published an analysis of physical and emotional abuse of children at home ", Vold mod børn i Danmark: Analyse af fysisk og psykisk vold i hjemmet, " (2022) (in Danish)., The report , "Status 2023 – Svigt af børn i Danmark", (in Danish) from Børns Vilkår and TrygFonden deals with the neglect of children in Denmark and contains a section on violence against children., The longitudinal study of the development and well-being of children, "SPOR – Børns udvikling og trivsel gennem livet", (in Danish) from VIVE (the Danish Center for Social Science Research) contains information on the number of children experiencing a heavy-handed upbringing., VIVE has also gathered existing knowledge from research literature in their report on physical violence and sexual assaults against children: ", Fysisk vold og seksuelle overgreb mod børn, " (2021) (in Danish)., In 2017, Save the Children published the Danish report ", Kvinders vold mod børn, " (Women's violence against chrildren)., VIVE (then SFI) previously released the publication ", Vold og seksuelle overgreb mod børn og unge i Danmark 2016, ", which clarifies the scope of physical violence against and emotional abuse of children and young people., How do children and young people spend their spare time?, In , StatBank Denmark, you can find tables of children’s sporting activities and members of sports clubs by age., The StatBank Denmark tables are based on the surveys of Danes’ exercise and sports habits ", danskernes motions- og sportsvaner, " (in Danish) from The Danish Institute for Sports Studies., An article looks into the declining share of children and young people with after-school jobs: ", Andelen af børn og unge med fritidsjob faldt i 2020, “ (in Danish). The article is from the "Bag Tallene” series from Statistics Denmark and examines the development in children and young people with after-school jobs from 2008 onwards., The study , "Børn og unge i Danmark - velfærd og trivsel 2022", (in Danish), released by VIVE includes questions about children and young people’s recreation activities in terms of computers, books, participation in sports, religious activities, parties and about their cultural experiences, such as visits to cinemas, theatres and museums. It also includes information on after-school jobs of the 15-year-olds and the 19-year-olds., From the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2018, a report has been released ”, Fysisk aktivitet og stillesiddende adfærd blandt 11-15-årige, ” (in Danish) on physical activity and sedentary behaviour among 11-15 year old children., See also:, Media usage by children and young people, see , FAQ on Media usage, ., Juvenile delinquency, see , FAQ on Crime, ., Bullying among children, see , FAQ on Bullying, ., Overweight among children, see , FAQ on Overweight and BMI, ., The mental health of children and young people, see , FAQ on Stress and mental disorders, ., Young people and alcohol / Young people and drugs, see , FAQ on Abuse/Addiction, ., , [This page was last reviewed in July 2025]

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Criminal offences

How many criminal offences are reported? Are Danes anxious about crime, and how many are in jail?, How many criminal offences are reported? How many people are convicted?, Our annual publication on crime, ", Kriminalitet, " (in Danish, summary in English) or our , subject pages, can be used to access tables on reported criminal offences, victims of criminal offences, convictions, convicted persons by national origin and recidivism. Tabled that are more detailed are available in , StatBank Denmark, ., On the website of the Danish Police, you can find e.g. , key figures, (in Danish). A limited part of the website is in English) for criminal offences and the activities of the police. In the , statistical system of the police, , you can get statistics (in Danish) on reported crimes, charges, response times and processing time., In 2023, the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit published ", What we know about convicts and their crimes, " (in Danish). The book provides, among other things, a thorough review of the development in crime and who is criminally active, as well as a comparison with our neighboring countries United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany., VIVE has collected their publications and studies on crime and crime prevention on a , theme page, (in Danish) that also contains topics such as safety and violence in close relationships., Do you have anything on juvenile crime?, In our annual publication on crime, ", Kriminalitet, ", a section deals with young people below the age of criminal responsibility who are reported to the police., A report from the Ministry of Justice “, Udviklingen i børne- og ungdomskriminalitet 2012-2021, " (2022) (in Danish) deals with the development in the crime rate of children and young people and includes tables on the number of suspects or charged persons in the age group 10-17 years, disaggregated by municipalities and police districts. The hard core of young criminals is described in the reports ", Ungdomskriminalitet - de mest kriminelle, " (2017) on the most criminal children and youth, and ", Udviklingen i ungdomskriminalitet - de mest kriminelle, " (2017) on the development in juvenile crime and the most criminal children and youth (full reports in Danish, abstracts in English)., Local Government Denmark has publications under the subject ", Kriminalitet blandt udsatte børn og unge i Danmark, " (in Danish) dealing with vulnerable children and young people, and provides two 2019 key figures reports, one on charges for the 12-14-year-old children and young people, and one on the crime rate of 15-22-year-old young people., SFI (now VIVE — the Danish Center for Social Science Research) has made an analysis ", På vej mod ungdomskriminalitet, " (2016) (in Danish) to find out which factors contribute to the risk of turning to crime as a young person., The book ", Hvad vi ved om børn og deres opvækstvilkår, " (2020) (in Danish) — what we know about children and their home conditions — from the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit includes a section on social inheritance in crime., The Danish Crime Prevention Council has released the reports ", Fra barndommens gade til cyberspace, " (2017) and ", Unges kriminelle adfærd på nettet, " (2018) (both in Danish) on cyber-crime by children and young people. , Kriminalforsorgen, is the Danish Prison and Probation Service. It makes annual statistics on young people held in custody or prison (in Danish). , How many gangs and gang members are there in Denmark?, The Danish Crime Prevention Council has analyzes and statistics on the subject page , "bander og rockere i tal", . They also commissioned a survey of Danes’ perception of and attitude towards gang and biker gang crime in and outside exposed residential areas. ", Rockere og bander i Danmark og udsatte boligområder, " (2021) (in Danish)., The Danish Police also releases an annual report on , gangs and biker gangs, (in Danish).The Ministry of Justice regularly releases reports concerning biker gang members and other gangs. See the respective years under , reports by the Research Division at the Ministry of Justice, (full reports in Danish, abstracts in English). , How many are in jail?, At the website of the , Danish Prison and Probation Service, , you can find information on the number held in custody or prison (in Danish)., A report (in Danish) is available from the Prosecution Service on the number of persons who are placed in , solitary confinement, .The Ministry of Justice also has reports on solitary confinement. See the respective years under , reports by the Research Division at the Ministry of Justice, (full reports in Danish, abstracts in English). , Are Danes anxious about crime?, The Danish Police makes a , Safety survey, (in Danish) that measures how safe citizens feel and their level of trust in the police. The Research Division at the Ministry of Justice has also published ", Tryghed og tillid til politi og retssystem. Danmark i forhold til andre europæiske lande, " (2021) (, abstract in English, )., The annual , measurement of safety, (in Danish) by TrygFonden includes a chapter on personal security. , How many are exposed to violence, domestic abuse, burglary, identity theft etc.?, National Institute of Public Health has published a report in 2022 ", Vold og overgreb i Danmark 2021 : Analyser baseret på Sundheds- og sygelighedsundersøgelserne 2005, 2010, 2017 og 2021, " (Abstract in English). The report deals with both psychological and physical violence, intimate partner violence and sexual assault., The Ministry of Justice issues a report on exposure to violence and other types of crime. See the respective years under , reports by the Research Division at the Ministry of Justice, (full reports in Danish, abstracts in English)., The Ministry has also published a survey on , the extent of stalking, (2018). The full report is in Danish, while an abstract is available in English., Using questionnaires, VIVE has examined the extent of violence against a partner in 2012, 2016 and 2020. You can read about their findings in the report ", Partnervold i Danmark 2020, " (2022) (in Danish)., The Danish Crime Prevention Council, has released a whole series of , publications and reports, on violence, exposure to violence, hate crimes, burglaries, cases involving knives etc. The Council’s website also has , reports, on the extent of cyber-crime (in Danish, a few other reports are available in English, though), e.g. identity theft and abuse of payment card., Each year, the , Danish Police, analyses hate crimes (in Danish). , , [This page was last reviewed in July 2025]

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Health and diseases

How many are suffering from various diseases? And how many go through surgery?, Note: Below, we provide links to Statistics Denmark and others who make statistics on the subject. In some instances, the sources referred to below have content in Danish only or limited content in English., Where can I get a general overview of the population health?, The Danish Health Authority and the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) are behind the National Health Profile, which includes e.g. data on health behaviour, weight, self-assessed health and morbidity:, The most recent publications on the national health profile is ", Danskernes sundhed - Den nationale sundhedsprofil 2021, " and the mid-term survey ", Danskernes sundhed 2023, " (in Danish), Results from the surveys 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2023 are available in the database , "Danskernes Sundhed”, (in Danish), Figures from 1987, 1994, 2000 and 2005 are available in the health and morbidity report ", Sundhed og sygelighed i Danmark 2010, “ (in Danish), The National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has , publications, on health-related population surveys as well as special analyses based on these surveys., How often and how are we in contact with the health authorities?, On Statistics Denmark’s , subject page on health, and in , StatBank Denmark, , you can find tables on visits to physicians, admissions to hospital, bed days etc., How many are suffering from various diseases?, The Danish Health Data Agency is responsible for the National Health Registers and also publishes figures and analyses on i.a. eating disorders, dementia, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, osteoporosis, COPD, cancer, diabetes and fertility treatments., Read about the , National Health Registers, Figures and analyses on , Sygdomme og behandlinger, Diseases and treatments - in Danish), At the request of the Danish Health Authority, the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has carried out a major study of , the burden of disease in Denmark, . In February 2023, updated versions of the reports on diseases and risk factors were published., "Sygdomsbyrden i Danmark - Sygdomme, " , This report (in Danish) compares a number of disease groups - different types of cancer, diabetes, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, dementia, ischemic heart disease, apoplexy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), pain in the neck and lower back, osteoarthritis and alcohol-related morbidity based on various parameter, s such as prevalence, mortality, treatment, sickness absence, premature retirement, health economics and loss of production, "Sygdomsbyrden i Danmark - Risikofaktorer, ", This report (in Danish) deals with health risk factors, and looks into selected consequences of smoking, alcohol, physical inactivity, sleep disorders, loneliness, unhealthy diet, , severe obesity and air pollution, ", Sygdomsbyrden i Danmark: Ulykker, selvskade og selvmord, " , This report (in Danish) on accidents, self-harm and suicides was published in 2017, In September 2023, 'Local Government Denmark' (KL) published an analysis (in Danish) of the prevalence of seven chronic diseases: asthma, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis and dementia. The analysis also looks at 'multi-disease' - the occurrence of at least two of the mentioned chronic diseases at the same time:, Kronisk sygdom i befolkningen, ("Chronic disease in the population" - in Danish), Other data sources on various diseases:, Cancer, Detailed statistics on cases of cancer are available via , Cancerregisteret, and the database, of the Danish Health Data Authority, , Sundhedsdatabanken, (in Danish), Asthma, dementia, diabetes, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and schizophrenia, The Danish Health Data Agency is also behind a register on , Udvalgte kroniske sygdomme og svære psykiske lidelser, (in Danish), Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases , These are monitored by , Statens Serum Institut, (SSI). This monitoring can also be followed in, , figures, graphs and maps, at SSI (in Danish), Coronavirus / COVID-19, Statens Serum Institut (SSI) publish current and historical figures on , COVID-19, 8in Danish), How many go through surgery?, The Danish Health Authority publish , statistics on , selected plastic surgery procedures, (in Danish) and , surgery procedures for obesity, (in Danish), Other , operations , can be extracted from the National Patient Register using an advanced extraction tool, which is particularly targeted at users from the health sector or with a good understanding of data (in Danish), How many donate organs and how many transplants are performed?, At Danish centre for organ donation “Dansk Center for Organdonation” you will find information on , organ donation and organ transplantation, (in Danish) - including number of organ donors and waiting lists. In addition, , statistics on the organ donation area, are published regularly (in Danish), ScandiaTransplant has tables on performed , transplantations and waiting list figures, for the Nordic countries., How extensive is the consumption of medicines? , Statistics Denmark has statistics on the sale of prescription drugs, which are coupled with information on the users' gender, age, geography, education and origin. See , News-articles, (in Danish) and tables in the , StatBank Denmark, The Danish Health Data Authority is responsible for the register of medicines statistics , Lægemiddelstatistikregisteret, (in Danish), which holds information on all sales of medicines in Denmark. Among other things, the register is used for analyses of the consumption of e.g. , antibiotics, medical cannabis and ADHD medication (in Danish), In the database , Medstat.dk, , you can create tables of the annual sales of medicines. Here you can also search using groups of medicines, ATC codes or product names, but NOT popular designations such as happy pills., Danmarks Apotekerforening, is a Danish association of pharmacists, which publishes a yearbook “Lægemidler i Danmark” (in Danish) on medicines in Denmark and various analyses regarding the use of medicine., See also, For mental disorders, see FAQ on , Stress and mental health disorders, For the mental health of children and young people, see FAQ on , Stress and mental health disorders, , [This page was last reviewed in January 2025]

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