Denmark vs Lithuania: Infant mortality rate

Denmark
0.3%
in 2023
Lithuania
0.3%
in 2023
Denmark rank
212th
Lithuania rank
214th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Denmark ranks 212th and Lithuania ranks 214th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.6% 4.8% 2.2% Lithuania
1960s 1.8% 2.8% 1.0% Lithuania
1970s 1.1% 1.8% 0.7% Lithuania
1980s 0.8% 1.3% 0.5% Lithuania
1990s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Lithuania
2000s 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% Lithuania
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% Lithuania
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Denmark or Lithuania?
Denmark, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Denmark and Lithuania?
0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Denmark ranks 212th and Lithuania ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
% of infants
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.