Denmark vs France: Mortality rate, under-5

Denmark
4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
164th
France rank
162nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Denmark
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4 per 1,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Denmark ranks 164th and France ranks 162nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark France Difference Ahead
1960s 21.4 per 1,000 live births 23.25 per 1,000 live births 1.85 per 1,000 live births France
1970s 13.02 per 1,000 live births 15.3 per 1,000 live births 2.28 per 1,000 live births France
1980s 9.64 per 1,000 live births 10.68 per 1,000 live births 1.04 per 1,000 live births France
1990s 6.97 per 1,000 live births 6.98 per 1,000 live births 0.01 per 1,000 live births France
2000s 4.91 per 1,000 live births 4.76 per 1,000 live births 0.15 per 1,000 live births Denmark
2010s 4.02 per 1,000 live births 4.17 per 1,000 live births 0.15 per 1,000 live births France
2020s 3.82 per 1,000 live births 4.28 per 1,000 live births 0.46 per 1,000 live births France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Denmark or France?
France, at 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4 per 1,000 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Denmark and France?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and France rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Denmark ranks 164th and France ranks 162nd 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, under-5 (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 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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