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    High Level Political Forum

    Each year in July, the United Nations member states meet in New York and focuses on the fulfillment of a selected set of sustainable development goals. The meeting is called the High Level Political Forum (HLPF), and the countries voluntarily report a status of the current situation in their country. Denmark issued a report (VNR - Voluntary National Report) in 2017 and again in 2021. Read the reports and get an overview of the SDGs in focus at HLPF 2024., HLPF goals 2024, Reports, In 2021, Statistics Denmark contributed to the Danish voluntary review of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The review contains information about 201 of the 247 indicators for the years 2005-2020. , Read the Danish reporting on the 17 SDGs (pdf),  , Parallel to the Danish voluntary review, to which there is a link above, and at the request of the UN, Statistics Denmark has prepared a publication on the effect of COVID-19 on the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. This publication concerns selected areas – mortality, financial support schemes, income and inequality, and CO2 emissions., Read the report on COVID-19 and the SDGs (pdf),  , In 2017 Statistics Denmark contributed to the danish voluntary reporting of the 17 sustainable development goals. The report presents data for 62 of the 244 indicators for the years 2005-2015., Read the Danish reporting from 2017 on the 17 SDGs (pdf),  , Read more about HLPF, More about High Level Political Forum and this years program,  

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/temaer/SDG/HLPF

    Documentation of statistics: Income Statistics

    Contact info, Labour Market , Uwe Pedersen , +45 23 72 65 69 , UWP@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Income Statistics 2023 , Previous versions, Income Statistics 2022, Income Statistics 2021, Income Statistics 2020, Income Statistics 2019, Income Statistics 2018, Income Statistics 2017, Income Statistics 2016, Income Statistics 2015, Income Statistics 2014, Income Statistics 2013, The purpose of the income statistics - is to provide statistics on the population's incomes and tax payments as well as the distribution of incomes. The statistics are useful in the field of social sciences and form the basis for effective policymaking in areas that affect the economic situation of the households. Statistics Denmark has published statistics on income since 1905 and has coherent time series going back to the 1980’s., Statistical presentation, The income statistics are based on a full-population register. It contains information on annual incomes at both the personal- and family level as well as data on the distribution of income. The income is available both pre- and post taxes and can be split into subcategories such as primary income, transfers, property income and taxes. In the income statistics the population is divided into groups by age, socio-economic status, gender, municipalities (NUTS-3), type of family and into income intervals., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is collected and published yearly. The primary source is administrative data from the Danish tax authorities. Using secondary sources from the municipalities and unemployment funds the incomes are subdivided into more detailed types of income. Finally other registers in Statistics Denmark, such as the population register, provide background information., In case of inconsistencies between data sources on the total income amounts, the data are fitted to match the level of the tax authorities, which are assumed to be correct., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The primary users of the income statistics are ministries, municipalities, research institutes and the media. An annual meeting with some of the users of the main welfare statistics is held in Statistics Denmark. On a daily basis users call with questions related to the statistics or comment on our publications on social media. Through these interactions with the users we continually assess the need for improvements of the statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The quality is in general considered to be very good for the income types included in the statistics as data have been validated by the tax authorities. Undeclared incomes, winnings in lotteries etc. may result in a mismatch between actual and registered income., As the income statistics are based on full-population registers, there are no sampling errors., In 2023 data is extracted in August. Thus revisions after this date will not be taken into account in the income statistics., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Most tables on income statistics are published in September, nine months after the end of the income reference year along with the annual newsletter. Socio-economic status, imputed rent, disposable income and income distribution indicators are published in November. In 2019 and 2020 the publication have been moved until November., Apart from the COVID-19 delays, the statistics have always been published as planned., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Especially the extraordinary payout of 2 weeks worth of wages as part of a COVID 19-relief package affects the income levels in 2021. COVID-19 also makes indicators on relative poverty - designed for measuring social exclusion difficult to interpret. Due to the high inflation rate of 7.7 percent in 2022, the income statistics 2022 is affected due to special payouts of governmental inflation aid., Income statistics are quite consistent over time if you use the coherent time series on our website. The statistics were last revised in 2013. Data dating back to 1987 has been revised. A change in the vacation law has caused differences between national accounts and income statistics in the years 2020-2021. Eurostat and OECD are the recommended sources for making international comparisons., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published on our , website, , in an annual , newsletter, and via the , statbank, ., Furthermore there are tables on income in the publication , Statistisk Tiårsoversigt, (Danish only), Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/income-statistics

    Documentation of statistics

    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 (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, beta-blockers, 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]

    https://www.dst.dk/en/informationsservice/oss/sygdomme-og-diagnoser

    Documentation of statistics: Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

    Contact info, Prices and Consumption, Economic Statistics , Martin Sædholm Nielsen , +45 24 49 72 81 , MNE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2025 , Previous versions, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2024, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2023, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2022, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2021, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2020, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2019, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2018, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2017, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2016, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2015, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 2014, Documents associated with the documentation, Notat-om-forbruger-og-nettoprisindekset-i-forbindelse-med-corona-krisen (pdf) (in Danish only), ECOICOP (pdf), Vægtgrundlag 1991 til i dag (xlsx) (in Danish only), Weightings 2025 (xlsx), The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) is compiled by all EU Member States and Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. The purpose of the harmonized consumer price indices is to be able to estimate the development in the countries' consumer prices on a comparable basis. HICP is used both by the Commission and by the European Central Bank in connection with the valuation of the price development in the individual countries in connection with the implementation and monitoring of the 3rd phase of the EMU. All the EU Member States and Norway and Iceland have compiled HICP since January 1997., Statistical presentation, HICP shows the development of prices for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. Thus, the index also covers foreign households' consumption expenditure in Denmark, but not Danish households' consumption expenditure abroad. The index shows the monthly changes in the costs of buying a fixed basket of goods, the composition of which is made up in accordance with the households' consumption of goods and services., The price indices for April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2020 and January, February, March, April, May and June 2021 are more uncertain than usual, as the non-response rate has been significantly larger than normal and some businesses have been shut down due to COVID-19., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The HICP is calculated on the basis of 23,000 prices collected from approx. 1,600 shops, companies and institutions throughout Denmark. Most prices are by far collected monthly. The data material received is examined for errors, both by computer (using the so called HB-method) and manually. The different goods and services, which are included in the HICP, are first grouped according to approx. 500 elementary aggregates for which elementary aggregate indices are calculated. The elementary aggregate indices are mainly calculated as geometric indices. The elementary aggregate indices are weighted together into sub-indices that are in turn aggregated into the total HICP., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The HICP is generally viewed as a reliable statistic based on the views of users., Important users are among others The European Central Bank, The European Commission, The Ministry of Finance, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior, The Danish Central Bank as well as private banks and other financial organizations., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, No calculation has been made of the uncertainty connected with sampling in the HICP as the sample is not randomly drawn, but the quality of the HICP is accessed to be high. In connection with COVID-19, uncertainty is greater than usual as it has been difficult to collect prices and many industries have been closed down., In addition to the "general" uncertainty connected with sampling, there are a number of sources of potential bias in the consumer price index. One source is the consumers substitution between goods and shops and another source is changes in the sample., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The HICP is published on the 10th or the first working day thereafter, following the month in which the data was collected. , The statistics are published without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Danish HICP can be compared directly with other countries' HICPs. Using the HICPs it is possible to compare the inflation rates between different countries directly., The Danish HICP is also related to the national consumer price index., From January 2001, the only difference between the national consumer price index and the HICP is the coverage of goods and services, as owner-occupied dwellings is only recorded in the consumer price index and not in the HICP. , From January till December 2000, the only difference between the national consumer price index and the HICP is that both owner-occupied dwellings and private hospitals are only recorded in the consumer price index and not in the HICP. , Before January 2000, there are differences in calculation and methodology between the two indices as well as several differences as regards their coverage of goods and services., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published monthly in a Danish press release and in the StatBank under , Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP), . The HICP of all Member States is also published by Eurostat in , Statistics in Focus/Economy and Finance, and on , Eurostat, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/harmonized-index-of-consumer-prices--hicp-

    Documentation of statistics

    Documentation of statistics: Business Cycle Tracer (Discontinued)

    Contact info, Short Term Statistics, Business Statistics , Simon Bolding Halifax , +45 51 29 21 91 , SBH@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Business Cycle Tracer 2021 , Previous versions, Business Cycle Tracer 2020, Business Cycle Tracer 2019, Business Cycle Tracer 2018, Business Cycle Tracer 2017, Business Cycle Tracer 2016, Business Cycle Tracer 2015, Business Cycle Tracer 2014, Business Cycle Tracer is a graphic tool to analyze the business tendency based on confidence indicators for Manufacturing industries, Construction industry, Services and Retail trade - please refer to documentation for those statistics., Statistical presentation, The Business Cycle Tracer is plotted in a scatter graph. Y-values depict indicator level. X-values depict changes in indicator level month over month. Along the curve is traced the development month by month., The collection of data for these statistics has not been affected by COVID-19. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Based on Business Tendency Survey data, a composite indicator is calculated by Principal Component Analysis for each sector., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Users of the statistics are trade organizations, banks, politicians, public authorities, international organizations, business enterprises and the news media., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Based on , Business Tendency Survey, . Furthermore refer to method description in Danish: , Konjunkturcyklus-metode, ., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Update each month the second workday., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Containing time series from 1998 and onwards, The method follows the method established by DG ECFIN, EU. Furthermore see the method description: , Konjunkturcyklus-metode, (in Danish)., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in the StatBank under , Business Cycles, and in an interactive graph on the subject page., Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/business-cycle-tracer--discontinued-

    Documentation of statistics

    Documentation of statistics: Performing arts

    Contact info, Science, Technology and Culture , Christian Max Gustaf Törnfelt , +45 21 63 60 20 , CHT@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Performing arts 2024 , Previous versions, Performing arts 2023, Performing arts 2022, Performing arts 2020, Performing arts 2019, Performing arts 2018, Performing arts 2017, Performing arts 2016, Performing arts 2015, Performing Arts 2013, The statistic shows the activity at the professional theaters in Denmark. The theaters divided into state-subsidized and non-state-subsidized theaters. Statistics for the state-subsidized theaters have been prepared since the season 1980/1981. Statistics for the non-state-subsidized theaters have been prepared since the 2003/2004 season. Statistics on international guest performances on both state-sponsored and non state-subsidized theaters have been prepared since the 2004/2005 season. In season 2005/2006 was the concert and culture hosted international guest performances also included in the statistics. The figures for the season 2015/2016 are not directly comparable with previous figures as there has been a data break. , Statistical presentation, The statistics show annual seasonal activities, productions, performances, spectators and primary audiences at the state-supported and non-state-supported professional theatres. For each production there is information about genre, theater category, activity, stage and audience group.. For the season 2020/2021 and forward, the statistics have been revised, where the number of categories with regards to theatres, genre and audience group have been expanded. Therefore there has been a data break. Two new tables in Statbank has been developed, SCENE08A and SCENE10A, which are consistent back to season 2015/2016. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for this statistics is collected annually from individual theaters via an electronic questionnaire. The collected data is validated for consistency and compared with previous seasons. After validation, the data is aggregated, and imputation is performed for missing responses. Special considerations are taken for extraordinary circumstances, such as closures and restrictions related to COVID-19 during the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons, as well as to some extent in the subsequent seasons, where additional statistical treatment was necessary., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Key users are the Ministry of Culture, government, public and private organizations, researchers and the press. There has not been a user satisfaction., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Reporting for the Performing Arts statistic is voluntary. Therefore, the statistics are not fully comprehensive. Several of the non-state-subsidized theaters report that they do not have resources to cooperate in the investigation. Many reporters are small theater producers / project theaters that receive government subsidies to develop a single production. It can be difficult to get reports from some of these reporters. Yet it is estimated that performing arts statistics cover the majority of activities in performing arts, as all large and medium state-subsidized and non-subsidized theaters, participate in the study in each season., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published annually. Summary statistical data are published appr. 6 months after the end of the season. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics have been compiled since the season 1980-81. In connection with the changes to the legislative etc., Regulating aid to the theaters, there may be changes in the population, which can complicate comparisons over time. There has been no comparison of these statistics with similar international surveys., Statistics Bank contains 3 tables with data that can be returned for the season 1981/1982., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in , Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik, (News from Statistics Denmark - in Danish only) and in the StatBank under , Theatre and dramatic art, ., You can also find figures on performing arts in the , Publication on culture, (In Danish only)., Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/performing-arts

    Documentation of statistics

    Documentation of statistics: Construction

    Contact info, Short Term Statistics , Kasper Emil Dueholm Freiman , +45 23 45 47 32 , KFR@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Construction 2024 , Previous versions, Construction 2023, Construction 2022, Construction 2021, Construction 2020, Construction 2019, Construction 2018, Construction 2017, Construction 2016, Construction 2015, Construction 2014, The purpose of the Construction Activity statistics is to describe the development of the activity in construction in Denmark. The statistics are among other things used to estimate the business trends in the construction sector. The principal figures, i.e. without geographic distributions, is comparable back to 1998 and onwards, but historical surveys for the construction activity is available back to 1916., Statistical presentation, The quarterly construction statistics is a measurement of all construction activity demanding a building permit, stated in aggregated floor area in square meters and number of dwellings. The statistics are grouped by phase of construction, type of builder, type of building project and geographically, municipalities, regions and province. The statistics are published in the newsletter Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik (in Danish only) and in the Statbank., The COVID-19 crisis should not have an impact on this statistic. We haves been in contact with several municipalities and the feedback is that their work registering construction in The Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings on which this statistic is based is not affected and continues as before., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The construction activity statistics are compiled on the basis of data extracted from the Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings and is updated quarterly. Data valuations (correct errors) and a number of controls (valuations of quality) are carried out. Furthermore, different diverted variables and delimitations are formed. There are both non-corrected figures ("raw" figures) and corrected figures (because of delayed reporting). The quarterly publications also contain a seasonally adjustment., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are used by a wide range of users, from both the private and the public sector, news media and Eurostat. From the private sector users are mainly large companies and business organizations, while mainly ministries and municipalities represent the public sector. , Furthermore, The statistics are used as input in the national accounts statistics, published quarterly by Statistics Denmark to calculate the gross value added for the construction sector and as input in other parts of Statistics Denmark, e.g. to calculate rent., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, In general, the latest figures for the construction activity must be regarded with reservations, because the data source is uncertain. The main source of inaccuracy is the delays in the municipality's data registrations in the Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings. The estimates made by Statistics Denmark attempt to address this problem. The model estimate the delays for the latest 18 months and revises the figures in respect hereof. The estimate is encumbered with uncertainty, because there is not a steady pattern in the size and causes of the delays. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics of construction are published quarterly (monthly as well as quarterly statistics). The statistics are published at the beginning of May, August, November and February. The punctuality is high and there are very few delays in relation to the scheduled dates., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The greatest obstacle for the comparability over time is the change in 1981 from the survey-based statistic to the register-based statistic (BBR). It gives both a break in time series and a market extension of the descriptive variables, see the section on comparability over time. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published monthly in a Danish press release. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under , Producer and Import Price Index for Commodities, . For more information visit the subject page on , Construction, . It is also possible to purchase customized solutions through , DST Consulting, Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/construction

    Documentation of statistics