Denmark vs New Zealand: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Denmark
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
5.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
165th
New Zealand rank
162nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.1 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.57 per 1,000 live births | 26.93 per 1,000 live births | 2.36 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 14.96 per 1,000 live births | 20.88 per 1,000 live births | 5.92 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.91 per 1,000 live births | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.59 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 7.75 per 1,000 live births | 10.09 per 1,000 live births | 2.34 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.38 per 1,000 live births | 7.41 per 1,000 live births | 2.03 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.34 per 1,000 live births | 6.17 per 1,000 live births | 1.83 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Denmark or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 5.1 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Denmark ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd 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.