Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Denmark or Mauritius?

Denmark, at 167 deaths against 153 deaths in Mauritius as of 2023.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Mauritius: Number of infants who die before age 1

Denmark

167 deaths

in 2023

Mauritius

153 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Mauritius rank

149th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Denmark
Mauritius

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 167 deaths against 153 deaths in Mauritius, a difference of 14 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 148th and Mauritius ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,989 deaths	1,826 deaths	162.5 deaths	Denmark
1960s	1,465 deaths	1,586 deaths	120.9 deaths	Mauritius
1970s	749.6 deaths	1,025 deaths	275.4 deaths	Mauritius
1980s	439.4 deaths	523.1 deaths	83.7 deaths	Mauritius
1990s	379.1 deaths	411.8 deaths	32.7 deaths	Mauritius
2000s	274.4 deaths	251.1 deaths	23.3 deaths	Denmark
2010s	206.5 deaths	175.1 deaths	31.4 deaths	Denmark
2020s	186.25 deaths	169.75 deaths	16.5 deaths	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Denmark or Mauritius?: Denmark, at 167 deaths against 153 deaths in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Denmark and Mauritius?: 14 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritius?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Mauritius rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Denmark ranks 148th and Mauritius 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.