Denmark vs Ireland: Child mortality rate
Denmark
0.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
168th
Ireland rank
169th
Child mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1864 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 23.62 deaths per 100 live births | 14.17 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1870s | 20.43 deaths per 100 live births | 14.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.38 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1880s | 20.01 deaths per 100 live births | 14.26 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1890s | 19.13 deaths per 100 live births | 15.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1900s | 14.68 deaths per 100 live births | 14.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.197 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1910s | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 13.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1920s | 10.06 deaths per 100 live births | 9.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1578 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1930s | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1940s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1950s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.773 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.665 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.964 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.171 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.697 deaths per 100 live births | 0.776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.079 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.065 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.402 deaths per 100 live births | 0.376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.026 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.382 deaths per 100 live births | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.012 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 0.4 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1864 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.