Denmark vs Switzerland: Infant mortality rate
Denmark
0.3528 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3422 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
165th
Switzerland rank
168th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0106 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 165th and Switzerland ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0991 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0625 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0878 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.7912 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7437 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0475 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.5743 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0243 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.413 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4325 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0194 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3466 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.027 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3471 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0091 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.0106 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 165th and Switzerland ranks 168th 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 .