Denmark vs Poland: Infant mortality rate
Denmark
0.3528 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3612 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
165th
Poland rank
164th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.0084 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 165th and Poland ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 9.01 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.7912 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.5743 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6676 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.413 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6679 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.3466 deaths per 100 live births | 0.435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0884 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0323 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Denmark or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.0084 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 165th and Poland ranks 164th 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .