Denmark vs Israel: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Denmark
2.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Israel
2.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
213th
Israel rank
216th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Denmark
- Israel
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Denmark ranks 213th and Israel ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1960s | 15.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 8.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 6.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 5.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5561 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2136 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5755 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Denmark or Israel?
- Denmark, at 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Denmark and Israel?
- 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Israel rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Denmark ranks 213th and Israel ranks 216th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.