Denmark vs Netherlands: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Denmark
0.3955 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3885 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
166th
Netherlands rank
167th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.007 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 166th and Netherlands ranks 167th of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3699 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.283 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0391 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9783 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0135 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.6991 deaths per 100 live births | 0.715 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0159 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4929 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5403 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0473 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.4002 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4154 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0152 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.381 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3949 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0139 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.007 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Denmark ranks 166th and Netherlands ranks 167th of 198 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .