Denmark vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate by sex
Denmark
0.3617 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3546 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3617 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3546 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0071 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 167th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2885 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1767 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1417 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.8324 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8063 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0261 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.6199 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0219 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4457 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4643 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0292 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3482 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0127 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 0.3617 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3546 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.0071 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Denmark ranks 167th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .