The case-fatality rate for people admitted for heart attack in Denmark is now among the lowest in those EU countries reporting these data (Figure 11). It is also low for stroke admissions. Due partly to earlier diagnosis but also better treatments, Danish women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancers have among the highest chances of five-year survival in the EU (OECD. Denmark offers as a primary screening modality the human papillomavirus test for the early identification of cervical cancer (IARC, 2017). Denmark's overall cancer mortality rate is the fourth highest in the EU.