Denmark vs Netherlands: Mortality rate, neonatal
Denmark
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
2.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
157th
Netherlands rank
160th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 157th and Netherlands ranks 160th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 11.58 per 1,000 live births | 2.52 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1970s | 8.05 per 1,000 live births | 7.81 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.85 per 1,000 live births | 5.06 per 1,000 live births | 0.21 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 4.04 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.11 per 1,000 live births | 3.41 per 1,000 live births | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.67 per 1,000 live births | 0.13 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.56 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.6 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Denmark ranks 157th and Netherlands ranks 160th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.