What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Denmark and Netherlands?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Denmark vs Netherlands: Mortality rate, under-5

Denmark

4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Netherlands

3.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Denmark rank

164th

Netherlands rank

165th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Denmark
Netherlands

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

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

Denmark ranks 164th and Netherlands ranks 165th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.4 per 1,000 live births	18.57 per 1,000 live births	2.83 per 1,000 live births	Denmark
1970s	13.02 per 1,000 live births	13.41 per 1,000 live births	0.39 per 1,000 live births	Netherlands
1980s	9.64 per 1,000 live births	9.78 per 1,000 live births	0.14 per 1,000 live births	Netherlands
1990s	6.97 per 1,000 live births	7.14 per 1,000 live births	0.17 per 1,000 live births	Netherlands
2000s	4.91 per 1,000 live births	5.39 per 1,000 live births	0.48 per 1,000 live births	Netherlands
2010s	4.02 per 1,000 live births	4.14 per 1,000 live births	0.12 per 1,000 live births	Netherlands
2020s	3.82 per 1,000 live births	3.96 per 1,000 live births	0.14 per 1,000 live births	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Denmark or Netherlands?: Denmark, at 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Denmark and Netherlands?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Denmark ranks 164th and Netherlands 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.