Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Infant mortality by sex
Denmark
0.3812 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4138 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
165th
United Arab Emirates rank
163rd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Denmark
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.4138 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3812 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.0326 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 165th and United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 12.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.4 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.8996 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.6377 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.471 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.4507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4197 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.3748 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6741 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2993 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4619 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0967 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Denmark or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.4138 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3812 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0326 deaths per 100 live births, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and United Arab Emirates rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Denmark ranks 165th and United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .