Denmark vs Switzerland: Infant mortality rate by sex
Denmark
0.3234 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3143 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
164th
Switzerland rank
167th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0091 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 164th and Switzerland ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1392 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0974 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.9049 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0981 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.6775 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0284 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.5075 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4886 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0189 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3734 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3922 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0188 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3169 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3433 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0264 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3094 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0093 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.0091 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Denmark ranks 164th and Switzerland ranks 167th 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 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 .