Primary total knee replacement — Denmark: What it costs and how long people wait

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Historical data (2024) — not current waitDenmark: 55 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (2024). Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1
Historical data (2024) — not current waitDenmark: 74 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (2024). Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1
Historical data (2020-Q1) — not current waitDenmark: 70 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated (2020-Q1). Source: Denmark Health Data Authority · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1

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Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

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Scope: Denmark. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.

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Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

What this figure covers

Scope: Denmark. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

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Historical data (2020-Q1) — not current wait70 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: Danish Health Data Authority · Source period: 2020-Q1 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

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Scope: Denmark. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical national artificial-knee surgical-treatment mean, 2020 Q1, cited in a 2023 official statistical release. Excludes investigation and patient-selected postponement; episode severity and primary/revision are unspecified. This is not a current wait estimate.

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55 days (~1.8 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decisionPeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)

74 days (~2.4 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decisionPeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)

70 days (~2.3 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2020-Q1.Period: 2020-Q1Historical data (2020-Q1) — not current waitSource: Denmark Health Data Authority

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Belgium	Public payment tariffs Public doctor fee onlypublished amount: 782.34 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Brazil	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 5,622.68 BRL · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Canada	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Chile	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 6,529,650 CLP · 3 price series · n=3 observations Official public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Spain	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 1 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Finland	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
France	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 6,262.33 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
United Kingdom	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 7,396 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations Private published prices Scope not establishedguide price from (guide / approximate): 16,665 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations Official public wait: 6 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
India	Private published prices Component onlypublished guide / approximate amount: 90,000 INR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 36,400–43,600 INR · 1 price series · n=3 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Italy	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Malaysia	Private published prices Published package; check inclusionspublished amount: 25,000 MYR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Price confirmed in writing by the clinic Component onlypublished amount: 28,888 MYR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Norway	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
New Zealand	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Poland	Private published prices Published package; check inclusionsfrom: 27,900–29,900 PLN · 2 price series · n=2 observations Official public wait: 1 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Portugal	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Sweden	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Thailand	Private published prices Component onlypublished guide / approximate amount: 310,000 THB · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
United States	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 13,116.76 USD · 1 price series · n=1 observations Public doctor fee onlypublished amount: 1,039.69–1,443.34 USD · 1 price series · n=109 observations Separate hospital and doctor payment schedules. Do not add together.Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →

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What waiting time has been reported? (Denmark; median waiting time; 2024; OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times))

Historical data (2024) — not current wait 55 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision. Source period: 2024. Captured: 2026-10-15. n=1. Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels. Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.

What waiting time has been reported? (Denmark; average waiting time; 2024; OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times))

Historical data (2024) — not current wait 74 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision. Source period: 2024. Captured: 2026-10-15. n=1. Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels. Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.

What waiting time has been reported? (Denmark; average waiting time; 2020-Q1; Denmark Health Data Authority)

Historical data (2020-Q1) — not current wait 70 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Source period: 2020-Q1. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://sundhedsdatastyrelsen.dk/nyheder/2023/ventetiden-operationer-150323. Historical national artificial-knee surgical-treatment mean, 2020 Q1, cited in a 2023 official statistical release. Excludes investigation and patient-selected postponement; episode severity and primary/revision are unspecified. This is not a current wait estimate.

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  author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
  title = {CareFare Global Health Index: Primary total knee replacement — Denmark: What it costs and how long people wait},
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OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) — https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels
Source periods: 2024. Capture dates: 2026-10-15.
Denmark Health Data Authority — https://sundhedsdatastyrelsen.dk/nyheder/2023/ventetiden-operationer-150323
Source periods: 2020-Q1. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.

Primary total knee replacement — Denmark: What it costs and how long people wait

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