Austria vs Denmark: Neonatal mortality rate
Austria
0.1997 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Denmark
0.1751 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Austria rank
173rd
Denmark rank
176th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.1997 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.1751 Deaths per 1000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.0246 Deaths per 1000 live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 173rd and Denmark ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.07 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.41 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6596 Deaths per 1000 live births | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.5 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.8058 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6987 Deaths per 1000 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.6797 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.4848 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.1949 Deaths per 1000 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.3728 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.3946 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0218 Deaths per 1000 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2854 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.3095 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0241 Deaths per 1000 live births | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.2313 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2922 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0609 Deaths per 1000 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2087 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2023 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0064 Deaths per 1000 live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Austria or Denmark?
- Austria, at 0.1997 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.1751 Deaths per 1000 live births in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Austria and Denmark?
- 0.0246 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Austria ranks 173rd and Denmark ranks 176th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.