What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Croatia and Denmark?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Croatia ahead.

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

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Denmark: Mortality rate, neonatal

Croatia

2.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Denmark

2.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Croatia rank

154th

Denmark rank

157th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Croatia
Denmark

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 154th and Denmark ranks 157th of 196 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.45 per 1,000 live births	4.76 per 1,000 live births	6.69 per 1,000 live births	Croatia
1990s	6.8 per 1,000 live births	3.94 per 1,000 live births	2.86 per 1,000 live births	Croatia
2000s	4.47 per 1,000 live births	3.11 per 1,000 live births	1.36 per 1,000 live births	Croatia
2010s	3.17 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	0.37 per 1,000 live births	Croatia
2020s	2.84 per 1,000 live births	2.56 per 1,000 live births	0.28 per 1,000 live births	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Croatia or Denmark?: Croatia, at 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Croatia and Denmark?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Denmark?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Denmark rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Croatia ranks 154th and Denmark ranks 157th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.