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

Authorisation of institutions

Institutions must be authorised in order to get access to data under Statistics Denmark’s microdata schemes. This page has information on the possibilities of obtaining authorisation or client authorisation and on the application process., Apply for authorisation, To get access to pseudonymised data under Statistics Denmark’s microdata schemes, your institution must be authorised. To obtain authorisation, an institution must have a permanent research/analysis environment, which involves e.g. employing a head of staff and at least three experienced researchers/analysts. To apply for authorisation, you must complete the application form at the bottom of this page., Read more about our requirements to your institution and the application under ‘Types of institutions eligible for authorisation’ and ‘Requirements to application for authorisation’ below., Without authorisation – what are the options?, If your research/analysis environment is not eligible for authorisation, or if you do not want to be authorised, you have the following options:, You can get Statistics Denmark’s Consulting team to perform the analytical task for you. , See how you commission a task with Statistics Denmark Consulting, You can commission a private consultancy that is already authorised to make the analytical task for you. For this, you need a client authorisation. , Note: , This solution is only offered to public institutions and requires that the performing consultancy has access to the data you need, or that you are granted an exemption allowing the consultancy to get access. Find further information under ‘Requirements to application for client authorisation’ below., Apply for client authorisation, To be authorised as a client, you must complete the application form at the bottom of this page. Please note that there are special requirements to the completion of specific fields in the form. Look for guidance under ‘Requirements to application for client authorisation’., Types of institutions that can be authorised, The below environments located in the Danish Realm may be considered for authorisation, if these comply with the application criteria:, The user group is defined under the framework agreement between Statistics Denmark and Danish e-infrastructure Cooperation (DeiC): Publicly funded research and analysis environments (i.e. university departments, government research institutes, ministries, government agencies etc.) as well as charitable foundations in Denmark., In the private sector, the following Danish organisations are eligible for authorisation:, Interest organisations. In this case (and in the case of enterprises), it is relevant to look at the ownership, the staff (education) as well as the tasks solved for public customers in particular. It may be necessary to make inquiries with these customers to get an opinion., Consultancies. However, consultancies cannot get access to business data. The director general may grant an exemption to consultancies allowing them to gain access to business data when carrying out fact-finding or research on business data for a public authority or an interest organisation, provided that this happens with the authority or organisation as data controller., Other enterprises may be authorised but may not get access to data that includes business data., Specifically for Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, According to the General Data Protection Regulation, the Faroe Islands and Greenland are third countries, which is significant in terms of obtaining authorisation:, The Faeroe Islands has obtained an adequacy decision by the European Commission, which means they can be approved as a secure third country. Institutions and enterprises from the Faeroe Islands can thus obtain authorisation on an equal footing with those from Denmark., Greenland has not obtained an adequacy decision, which is why Greenlandic institutions must enter into transfer agreements to obtain authorisation. Until Greenland is approved as a safe third country, authorisation can only comprise public institutions., For both the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the authorised institution must obtain approval from the Danish Data Protection Agency if it wants access to sensitive data according to the Danish Data Protection Act., Requirements to application for authorisation, In order to be eligible for authorisation, your institution must have a high and sustained focus on data security. Statistics Denmark has determined four requirements that you must be able to meet:, In the research/analysis environment, there must be a personnel manager who accepts the responsibility for the authorisation and for overseeing that the rules in the authorisation agreement are kept. This includes continuously ensuring that all persons in need of access are familiar with the rules on access to data and the rules on transfer of results., As a minimum, there must be at least three people in the environment with specific experience in handling large data volumes and solid knowledge of our data security rules. Experience may have been gained, for example, through previous access to pseudonymised data under Statistics Denmark’s microdata schemes, or experience otherwise gained with the handling of register data., For private environments, the research/analysis environment must be at least one year old to be considered for authorisation., The environment must appear from the institution website., If you are a public institution, and your research/analysis environment does not meet the requirements, you can consider commissioning an already authorised private consultancy to solve the analytical task for you. For this, you need a client authorisation. Read more under ‘Requirements to application for client authorisation’., If you have questions about the application for authorisation, please contact , FSEautorisation@dst.dk, . Please write ’Re. application for authorisation’ in the subject field., Requirements to application for client authorisation, To be considered for client authorisation, you must enter a cooperation agreement with a private consultancy that already holds an authorisation. In that case, the analytical task will be carried out at your/the client’s responsibility, but based on the specialised environment at the consultancy charged with the task., Client authorisations are only offered to public institutions and require that the authorisation of the consultancy charged with the task grants them access to all the data that you need. Please inquire with the consultancy if this is the case before you apply for a client authorisation., Note:, If you need business data with limited access, and the consultancy charged with the task does not have access to it, you can apply for an exemption on behalf of the consultancy. Read about applying for an exemption under, Access to business data, ., You cannot apply for an exemption until you have been client authorised., Guide to application for client authorisation, To apply for a client authorisation you must use the same form as for an application for authorisation (bottom of the page)., All fields in the form must be completed as specified, except for these six:, Under ’Name of institution’ you must add ’- Client authorisation’ , [Example: Agency for xxx - Client authorisation] , Under ‘Name of person responsible for authorisation (head of staff)’, you enter the name of the head of staff in your institution who is going to act as the person responsible for authorisation. For the person in question, this involves e.g. assigning roles in Denmark’s Data Portal and acting as data controller without any supervisory obligation. The supervisory obligation lies with the consultancy charged with the task. Read more about the division of roles under , User roles, ., Under ’Brief description of your research/analysis environment’, you must state the name and authorisation number (1-3 digits) of the consultancy charged with the task , [Example: Name of consultancy, 123], Under ’Number of researchers in your research/analysis environment’, you must enter ’0’, Under ’Number of people in the environment who have specific experience in handling register data/large volumes of data, you must enter ’0’, Under ’Link to the environment website’, you must enter your institution website., If you have questions about the application for client authorisation, please contact , FSEautorisation@dst.dk, . Please write ’Re. application for client authorisation’ in the subject field., How Statistics Denmark assesses applications for authorisation and client authorisation, Assessment of application for authorisation, To assess whether you can be authorised, we make a specific assessment based on your research/analysis environment. In doing so, we focus on your competences in data management and your knowledge of the data security rules that apply for access under Statistics Denmark’s microdata schemes., All authorisations need approval from the director general of Statistics Denmark., If you are approved for authorisation, you must enter into a data processor agreement with Statistics Denmark., Assessment of application for client authorisation, To obtain a client authorisation, your research/analysis environment does not need to be assessed by Statistics Denmark. This is because your analytical tasks will be handled by an authorised consultancy., In the assessment of your application for a client authorisation, Statistics Denmark focuses on whether you are a public institution and whether you have appointed a head of staff as responsible for authorisation., If you are approved for a client authorisation, you must enter into a data processor agreement with Statistics Denmark., Other agreements, documents and guides (in Danish), Autorisationsaftale (pdf), Databehandleraftale (pdf), Tilknytningsaftale (pdf), Brugeraftale (pdf), Read about the rules on transfer of analysis results, Please refer to Statistics Denmark’s Data confidentiality policy and Information security policy, If you have questions about the application for authorisation or client authorisation, please contact , FSEautorisation@dst.dk, .

https://www.dst.dk/en/TilSalg/data-til-forskning/autorisering-af-institutioner

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]

https://www.dst.dk/en/informationsservice/oss/unge

Production and accounts of organic farming and horticulture

How big is the organic farming area in Denmark? How big is the production of organic milk and eggs, and how is the economy of organic production?

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/miljoe-og-energi/oekologi/produktion-og-regnskaber-for-oekologisk-landbrug-og-gartneri

Subject page

BUDKC: Municipal budgets, groupings with text -

region, dranst function and grouping, ownership, kind, price unit and time
2019-2025 (DKK 1,000)

https://www.statbank.dk/BUDKC

Tables in StatBank

ITAV5: Enterprises use of e-business solutions (10+ employees)

enterprise size, activity (NACE REV2), topics and time
2007-2020 (Per cent)

https://www.statbank.dk/ITAV5

Tables in StatBank