Denmark vs Poland: Child mortality rate
Denmark
0.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
168th
Poland rank
167th
Child mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 91 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 168th and Poland ranks 167th of 200 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | 25.88 deaths per 100 live births | 16.3 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1930s | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | 22.03 deaths per 100 live births | 13.77 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1940s | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 16.59 deaths per 100 live births | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1950s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.964 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.697 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.728 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.773 deaths per 100 live births | 0.282 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.402 deaths per 100 live births | 0.506 deaths per 100 live births | 0.104 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.382 deaths per 100 live births | 0.432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.05 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Denmark or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.42 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 168th and Poland ranks 167th 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.