Denmark vs Luxembourg: Autopsy rate

Denmark
2.6%
in 2020
Luxembourg
1.8%
in 2020
Denmark rank
33rd
Luxembourg rank
34th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.6% against 1.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 33rd and Luxembourg ranks 34th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
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The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.