Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Ireland?

Denmark, at 199 deaths against 176 deaths in Ireland as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Ireland: Number of children who die before age 5

Denmark

199 deaths

in 2023

Ireland

176 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Ireland rank

150th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Denmark
Ireland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 199 deaths against 176 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 23 deaths.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Denmark ranks 148th and Ireland ranks 150th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,338 deaths	2,866 deaths	528.4 deaths	Ireland
1960s	1,718 deaths	1,823 deaths	104.7 deaths	Ireland
1970s	916.9 deaths	1,340 deaths	423.2 deaths	Ireland
1980s	540.2 deaths	737.4 deaths	197.2 deaths	Ireland
1990s	463.1 deaths	399.2 deaths	63.9 deaths	Denmark
2000s	329.5 deaths	341.5 deaths	12 deaths	Ireland
2010s	239.4 deaths	258.1 deaths	18.7 deaths	Ireland
2020s	215 deaths	189.5 deaths	25.5 deaths	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Ireland?: Denmark, at 199 deaths against 176 deaths in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Denmark and Ireland?: 23 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Denmark ranks 148th and Ireland ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.