Which has higher number of child deaths, Denmark or Kiribati?

Denmark, at 231 deaths against 181 deaths in Kiribati as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kiribati?

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Kiribati: Number of child deaths

Denmark

231 deaths

in 2024

Kiribati

181 deaths

in 2024

Denmark rank

145th

Kiribati rank

147th

Number of child deaths over time

Denmark
Kiribati

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 231 deaths against 181 deaths in Kiribati, a difference of 50 deaths.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 145th and Kiribati ranks 147th of 199 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,058 deaths	383.8 deaths	1,674 deaths	Denmark
1960s	1,696 deaths	364.8 deaths	1,331 deaths	Denmark
1970s	914.3 deaths	274.5 deaths	639.8 deaths	Denmark
1980s	531.3 deaths	263.7 deaths	267.6 deaths	Denmark
1990s	459.9 deaths	219.6 deaths	240.3 deaths	Denmark
2000s	319.3 deaths	174.1 deaths	145.2 deaths	Denmark
2010s	238 deaths	197.1 deaths	40.9 deaths	Denmark
2020s	229 deaths	190.8 deaths	38.2 deaths	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Denmark or Kiribati?: Denmark, at 231 deaths against 181 deaths in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Denmark and Kiribati?: 50 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kiribati?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Kiribati rank globally for number of child deaths?: Denmark ranks 145th and Kiribati ranks 147th 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .