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

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Poland ahead.

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

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 Poland: Mortality rate, under-5

Denmark

4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Poland

4.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Denmark rank

164th

Poland rank

163rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Denmark
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 live births against 4 per 1,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 164th and Poland ranks 163rd of 196 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.4 per 1,000 live births	48.79 per 1,000 live births	27.39 per 1,000 live births	Poland
1970s	13.02 per 1,000 live births	29.36 per 1,000 live births	16.34 per 1,000 live births	Poland
1980s	9.64 per 1,000 live births	20.79 per 1,000 live births	11.15 per 1,000 live births	Poland
1990s	6.97 per 1,000 live births	14.25 per 1,000 live births	7.28 per 1,000 live births	Poland
2000s	4.91 per 1,000 live births	7.73 per 1,000 live births	2.82 per 1,000 live births	Poland
2010s	4.02 per 1,000 live births	5.06 per 1,000 live births	1.04 per 1,000 live births	Poland
2020s	3.82 per 1,000 live births	4.32 per 1,000 live births	0.5 per 1,000 live births	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Denmark or Poland?: Poland, at 4.2 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 Poland?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Denmark ranks 164th and Poland ranks 163rd 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.