What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Denmark and Greece?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Greece: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Denmark

4.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Greece

4.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Denmark rank

165th

Greece rank

168th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Denmark
Greece

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Denmark ranks 165th and Greece ranks 168th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	24.57 per 1,000 live births	42.4 per 1,000 live births	17.83 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1970s	14.96 per 1,000 live births	28.56 per 1,000 live births	13.6 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1980s	10.91 per 1,000 live births	16.48 per 1,000 live births	5.57 per 1,000 live births	Greece
1990s	7.75 per 1,000 live births	9.28 per 1,000 live births	1.53 per 1,000 live births	Greece
2000s	5.38 per 1,000 live births	5.25 per 1,000 live births	0.13 per 1,000 live births	Denmark
2010s	4.34 per 1,000 live births	4.47 per 1,000 live births	0.13 per 1,000 live births	Greece
2020s	4.12 per 1,000 live births	4.26 per 1,000 live births	0.14 per 1,000 live births	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Denmark or Greece?: Denmark, at 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Denmark and Greece?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Denmark ranks 165th and Greece ranks 168th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, under-5, male (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: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.