Denmark vs New Zealand: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Denmark
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
2.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
172nd
New Zealand rank
173rd
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.67 per 1,000 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Denmark ranks 172nd and New Zealand ranks 173rd of 213 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | 0.108 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.19 per 1,000 live births | 0.3886 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.57 per 1,000 live births | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | 0.2177 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 2.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.67 per 1,000 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.03 per 1,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 172nd and New Zealand ranks 173rd 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.