Denmark vs Ireland: Mortality rate, under-5
Denmark
4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
164th
Ireland rank
165th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.1 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 164th and Ireland ranks 165th of 196 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 | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | 29.13 per 1,000 live births | 7.73 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 13.02 per 1,000 live births | 19.67 per 1,000 live births | 6.65 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 9.64 per 1,000 live births | 11.35 per 1,000 live births | 1.71 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6.97 per 1,000 live births | 7.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.79 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.91 per 1,000 live births | 5.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.65 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.82 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.12 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, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.1 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?
- Denmark ranks 164th and Ireland ranks 165th 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.