Denmark vs Netherlands: Child mortality
Denmark
0.4
in 2024
Netherlands
0.39
in 2024
Denmark rank
168th
Netherlands rank
169th
Child mortality over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4 against 0.39 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 26.2 | 29.64 | 3.44 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 23.91 | 32.17 | 8.26 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 22.13 | 32.09 | 9.96 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 20.43 | 31.32 | 10.89 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 20.01 | 28.04 | 8.03 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 19.13 | 23.9 | 4.77 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 14.68 | 19.44 | 4.77 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 11.79 | 15.16 | 3.38 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 9.96 | 9.27 | 0.689 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 8.1 | 5.6 | 2.5 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 5.31 | 5.71 | 0.399 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.98 | 2.61 | 0.371 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 1.86 | 0.283 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1.34 | 0.039 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.964 | 0.978 | 0.014 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.697 | 0.714 | 0.017 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.491 | 0.539 | 0.048 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.402 | 0.414 | 0.012 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.382 | 0.396 | 0.014 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 0.4 against 0.39 in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.01, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality?
- Denmark ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 169th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.