Denmark vs New Zealand: Infant mortality

Denmark
0.3528
in 2024
New Zealand
0.4022
in 2024
Denmark rank
161st
New Zealand rank
158th

Infant mortality over time

  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
0123194919862024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.4022 against 0.3528 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0494.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

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

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 2.55 2.57 0.0198 New Zealand
1960s 1.82 1.95 0.1287 New Zealand
1970s 1.08 1.51 0.4294 New Zealand
1980s 0.7912 1.14 0.3446 New Zealand
1990s 0.5743 0.7455 0.1713 New Zealand
2000s 0.413 0.5559 0.1429 New Zealand
2010s 0.3466 0.4767 0.1301 New Zealand
2020s 0.338 0.4184 0.0804 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality, Denmark or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.4022 against 0.3528 in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality between Denmark and New Zealand?
0.0494, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for infant mortality?
Denmark ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 158th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed