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

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Denmark

158 deaths

in 2024

New Zealand

158 deaths

in 2024

Denmark rank

139th

New Zealand rank

139th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 158 deaths against 158 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	830 deaths	678 deaths	152 deaths	Denmark
1970s	560.8 deaths	525.1 deaths	35.7 deaths	Denmark
1980s	266.9 deaths	269.8 deaths	2.9 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	262 deaths	217 deaths	45 deaths	Denmark
2000s	200 deaths	186.9 deaths	13.1 deaths	Denmark
2010s	165.9 deaths	189.1 deaths	23.2 deaths	New Zealand
2020s	154 deaths	164 deaths	10 deaths	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Denmark or New Zealand?: Denmark, at 158 deaths against 158 deaths in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Denmark and New Zealand?: 0 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Denmark ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .