Denmark vs Ireland: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Denmark
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
165th
Ireland rank
168th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 165th and Ireland ranks 168th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.57 per 1,000 live births | 32.36 per 1,000 live births | 7.79 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 14.96 per 1,000 live births | 21.74 per 1,000 live births | 6.78 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 10.91 per 1,000 live births | 12.51 per 1,000 live births | 1.6 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 7.75 per 1,000 live births | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.75 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 5.38 per 1,000 live births | 6.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.67 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.34 per 1,000 live births | 4.03 per 1,000 live births | 0.31 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.18 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Denmark ranks 165th and Ireland 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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About this data
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.