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
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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About this data
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.