China vs Denmark: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
China
2.59 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
175th
Denmark rank
172nd
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- China
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.59 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 175th and Denmark ranks 172nd of 213 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.89 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 11.78 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 5.76 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.96 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 3.01 per 1,000 live births | 2.57 per 1,000 live births | 0.4352 per 1,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, China or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.59 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between China and Denmark?
- 0.11 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Denmark?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Denmark rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- China ranks 175th and Denmark ranks 172nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.