Denmark
Country in Europe
In brief
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2024). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 30. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 101% → 99.8%, secondary school enrolment 132% → 126%, and higher education enrolment 81.3% → 79%. Better than all its neighbours (Germany): secondary school enrolment, higher education enrolment, access to basic sanitation, HIV prevalence, and diabetes prevalence. Worse than all its neighbours (Germany): doctors per 1,000 people, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, children vaccinated against measles, and infant deaths per 1,000 births.