Denmark vs Netherlands: Autopsy rate

Denmark
2.6%
in 2020
Netherlands
1.5%
in 2020
Denmark rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
35th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.6% against 1.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.7 times Netherlands's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th 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.