Denmark vs Netherlands: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Denmark
0.0071 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0069 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Netherlands rank
168th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 167th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3973 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4582 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.9257 under-five deaths per woman | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6679 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.8631 under-five deaths per woman | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7888 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.8653 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5998 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.782 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3884 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.5786 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2625 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.3941 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5602 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1661 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.2735 under-five deaths per woman | 0.317 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0435 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.176 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1518 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0242 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.1409 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1773 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0365 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.0758 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0805 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.0531 under-five deaths per woman | 0.056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman | 0.015 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0122 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0094 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Denmark ranks 167th and Netherlands ranks 168th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).