Denmark vs Ireland: Annual death rates at different ages
Denmark
2.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland
2.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
212th
Ireland rank
213th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 212th and Ireland ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 18.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 10.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 17 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 8.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7574 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3837 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.175 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1012 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Denmark ranks 212th and Ireland ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.