Cyprus vs Denmark: Neonatal mortality rate

Cyprus
0.271 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark
0.2699 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cyprus rank
160th
Denmark rank
161st

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.271 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.0011 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 160th and Denmark ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Denmark Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6144 deaths per 100 live births 0.4537 deaths per 100 live births 0.1606 deaths per 100 live births Cyprus
1990s 0.5121 deaths per 100 live births 0.3928 deaths per 100 live births 0.1193 deaths per 100 live births Cyprus
2000s 0.2736 deaths per 100 live births 0.3102 deaths per 100 live births 0.0366 deaths per 100 live births Denmark
2010s 0.1551 deaths per 100 live births 0.2797 deaths per 100 live births 0.1246 deaths per 100 live births Denmark
2020s 0.2249 deaths per 100 live births 0.2575 deaths per 100 live births 0.0326 deaths per 100 live births Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Cyprus or Denmark?
Cyprus, at 0.271 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Cyprus and Denmark?
0.0011 deaths per 100 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Denmark?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Denmark rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Cyprus ranks 160th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .