Denmark vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate
Denmark
0.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
168th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 20.5 deaths per 100 live births | 27.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 20.01 deaths per 100 live births | 22.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 19.13 deaths per 100 live births | 19.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.709 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 14.68 deaths per 100 live births | 16.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 12.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.392 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1930s | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1940s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.25 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.269 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.159 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.141 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.964 deaths per 100 live births | 0.924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.04 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.697 deaths per 100 live births | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.023 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.02 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.402 deaths per 100 live births | 0.429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.027 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.382 deaths per 100 live births | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.012 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 0.4 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 168th and Switzerland 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.