most efforts should go to addressing data gaps in primary care for example data collection on variation in chronic diseases in general practice should be strengthened diseases that are contributing most to danish inequality in burden of disease such as diabetes and depression are increasingly being treated in primary care settings see chapter and table given this data collection in primary care is an appropriate way to monitor equitable health outcomes and inform initiatives to address existing inequities excellent care for the elderly is a priority in denmark and data monitoring of health outcomes and health care provision for population groups by age would contribute to securing this priority