China vs Denmark: Neonatal mortality rate
China
0.2594 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark
0.2699 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
164th
Denmark rank
161st
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- China
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0.0105 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was China ahead.
China ranks 164th and Denmark ranks 161st of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4537 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3928 deaths per 100 live births | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3102 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.5761 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2964 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.301 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2575 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0435 deaths per 100 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 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between China and Denmark?
- 0.0105 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Denmark?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do China and Denmark rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- China ranks 164th and Denmark ranks 161st 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .