Denmark Severe Asthma Index

Denmark scores slightly above average in the Policy Context category due to comparatively comprehensive guidelines for severe asthma care. However, this is balanced by the lack of a national asthma strategy as well as the limited alignment of asthma care with international best practices and average tobacco control laws. Denmark is one of the top scorers in Access and Care Coverage, which includes high access to treatment, diagnosis, specialist care, and telemedicine. On the other hand, while Denmark reports one of the lowest average number of days spent in hospital, it also reports one of the highest numbers of asthma-related hospitalisations. Denmark’s Disease Burden score is also slightly above average, due to a comparatively high estimated societal cost of severe asthma, slightly below average asthma DALYs, and one of the highest percentages of deaths attributable to asthma.