Denmark vs Ireland: Child mortality rate by sex
Denmark
0.3617 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3566 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Ireland rank
168th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3617 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 168th of 199 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 | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7645 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6492 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.8324 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.6199 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6948 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0749 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4457 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5042 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0585 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0221 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.3482 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 0.3617 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Denmark ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 168th 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 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .