Denmark vs Ireland: Infant mortality rate
Denmark
0.3528 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3432 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
165th
Ireland rank
166th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3432 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0096 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 165th 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 | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5861 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.7912 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1519 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.5743 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6447 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0704 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.413 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4681 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0551 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3466 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0232 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3261 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0119 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3432 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.0096 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?
- Denmark ranks 165th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .