What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Denmark and New Zealand?

0.05 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care

Denmark

0.35 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

New Zealand

0.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Denmark rank

161st

New Zealand rank

158th

Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.4 per 1,000 live births against 0.35 per 1,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 live births.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 158th of 195 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.82 per 1,000 live births	1.95 per 1,000 live births	0.128 per 1,000 live births	New Zealand
1970s	1.08 per 1,000 live births	1.51 per 1,000 live births	0.429 per 1,000 live births	New Zealand
1980s	0.793 per 1,000 live births	1.14 per 1,000 live births	0.343 per 1,000 live births	New Zealand
1990s	0.573 per 1,000 live births	0.746 per 1,000 live births	0.173 per 1,000 live births	New Zealand
2000s	0.415 per 1,000 live births	0.557 per 1,000 live births	0.142 per 1,000 live births	New Zealand
2010s	0.346 per 1,000 live births	0.477 per 1,000 live births	0.131 per 1,000 live births	New Zealand
2020s	0.336 per 1,000 live births	0.418 per 1,000 live births	0.082 per 1,000 live births	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.4 per 1,000 live births against 0.35 per 1,000 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Denmark and New Zealand?: 0.05 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?: Denmark ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 158th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,790 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.