Denmark vs Poland: Child mortality rate

Denmark
0.3955 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.4221 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Poland rank
166th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.0266 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 167th and Poland ranks 166th of 199 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 2.98 deaths per 100 live births 10.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.11 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1960s 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 4.88 deaths per 100 live births 2.74 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1970s 1.3 deaths per 100 live births 2.93 deaths per 100 live births 1.63 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1980s 0.9649 deaths per 100 live births 2.08 deaths per 100 live births 1.12 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1990s 0.6991 deaths per 100 live births 1.43 deaths per 100 live births 0.7265 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2000s 0.4929 deaths per 100 live births 0.7735 deaths per 100 live births 0.2806 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2010s 0.4002 deaths per 100 live births 0.5061 deaths per 100 live births 0.106 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2020s 0.381 deaths per 100 live births 0.4323 deaths per 100 live births 0.0513 deaths per 100 live births Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Denmark or Poland?
Poland, at 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Denmark and Poland?
0.0266 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for child mortality rate?
Denmark ranks 167th and Poland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .