Denmark vs Ireland: Infant mortality rate by sex
Denmark
0.3234 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3178 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
164th
Ireland rank
166th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0056 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 164th and Ireland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6857 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.9049 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5735 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.6775 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8415 deaths per 100 live births | 0.164 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.5075 deaths per 100 live births | 0.578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0705 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.3734 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.052 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3169 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0194 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.3094 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.0056 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Denmark ranks 164th and Ireland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .