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

Denmark, at 199 deaths against 188 deaths in Kiribati as of 2023.

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

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 Kiribati: Number of children who die before age 5

Denmark

199 deaths

in 2023

Kiribati

188 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Kiribati rank

149th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Denmark
Kiribati

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 199 deaths against 188 deaths in Kiribati, a difference of 11 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 148th and Kiribati ranks 149th of 236 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	2,338 deaths	376.5 deaths	1,961 deaths	Denmark
1960s	1,718 deaths	370.8 deaths	1,347 deaths	Denmark
1970s	916.9 deaths	277.1 deaths	639.8 deaths	Denmark
1980s	540.2 deaths	263.4 deaths	276.8 deaths	Denmark
1990s	463.1 deaths	220.2 deaths	242.9 deaths	Denmark
2000s	329.5 deaths	177 deaths	152.5 deaths	Denmark
2010s	239.4 deaths	198.6 deaths	40.8 deaths	Denmark
2020s	215 deaths	193.75 deaths	21.25 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 Kiribati?: Denmark, at 199 deaths against 188 deaths in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Denmark and Kiribati?: 11 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kiribati?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Kiribati rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Denmark ranks 148th and Kiribati ranks 149th 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.