Denmark vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, neonatal
Denmark
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
157th
Switzerland rank
154th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland 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.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 157th and Switzerland ranks 154th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 14.22 per 1,000 live births | 0.12 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 8.05 per 1,000 live births | 8.07 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4.85 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 0.25 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.38 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.11 per 1,000 live births | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.21 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.99 per 1,000 live births | 0.19 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.56 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, 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 Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Denmark ranks 157th and Switzerland ranks 154th 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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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.