Spread of the corona virus in Greenland
By January 18th, 2021, 30 infected persons have been reported in the country, but not yet any deaths.The first confirmed infections were reported in March 2020, which is the date of the official notification. An additional 10-14 days are calculated for noticing one's own infection, the doctor's appointment, the laboratory test and, above all, the period from the infection until the first symptoms appear.
The total of 30 infected people represent 0.053% of the country's total population.

The graph shows the number of infected persons reported per calendar week.
Fatalities have not yet been reported. Due to the current corona pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers weekly. A list of all infected and dead people by country can be found on our
Corona virus topic page.
Current development
Calendar week | Infected | Deaths |
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02/2021 | 3 | 0 |
01/2021 | 0 | 0 |
53/2020 | 1 | 0 |
52/2020 | 7 | 0 |
51/2020 | 0 | 0 |
50/2020 | 1 | 0 |
49/2020 | 0 | 0 |
48/2020 | 0 | 0 |
47/2020 | 1 | 0 |
46/2020 | 0 | 0 |
Weight and size
| Male | Female |
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Body height | 173 cm | 161 cm |
BMI | 26.1 | 26.7 |
Weight | 78.5 kg | 69.5 kg |
Diseases
| Greenland | Ø worldwide |
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Diabetes * | 2.10% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 0.13% | 0.13% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Medical supplies
The medical care provided by doctors and hospitals in Greenland is above average and also exceeds the average achieved in the EU countries. The country provides 14.4 hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.7 beds. Within the EU, 5.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents.
With about 64 physicians in Greenland, there are about 1.14 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1000 inhabitants and in the EU even 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality of major known diseases can be reduced to an above-average extent. For example, only about 0 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.
Supply with drinking water
About 97 percent of the population has access to an immediately available, running drinking water supply. At least via springs and wells at a distance of no more than 30 minutes or supplied water, 100% of the population is supplied with largely clean drinking water. The population is thus better served than average. In a global comparison, only about 71% of the population has direct access to tested and always available drinking water. Within the European Union, this share is 97%. Only in a few countries does the proportion fall below 10%.
Sources
Above data correspond to the information of the World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics, UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, Global Health Observatory Data Repository and OECD. The daily case numbers for the spread of the corona virus come from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).