Knowledge and Research Center for Alternative Medicine (ViFAB).

ViFAB is a center under the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health.

Alternative Medicine in Denmark 2000

Here you will find key figures from the National Health Interview Survey (SUSY) 2000 conducted by the National Institute of Public Health (Statens Institut for Folkesundhed).

The survey includes answers from
16,690 Danes aged 16 or above.

Use of Alternative Medicine

  • 20.6 percent have used alternative medicine within the previous year.
  • 43.7 percent have used alternative medicine at some point in life.

The Typical User

  • Woman 
  • 25-66 years of age
  • More than 10 years of schooling

Most Popular Types of Therapies within the Previous Year

  • Reflexology (9.7 percent)
  • Massage/manipulation (9 percent)
  • Natural medicine such as homeopathy (8 percent)

On the National Institute of Public Health website you will find the National Health Interview Survey Questionnaires 2000 on which the National Health Interview Survey (SUSY) 2000 is based. 

External linkThe National Health Interview Survey Questionnaires



Last updated 24-08-2010