Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Denmark or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 147 deaths against 145 deaths in Denmark as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Denmark and New Zealand?

2 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Number of neonatal deaths

Denmark

145 deaths

in 2019

New Zealand

147 deaths

in 2019

Denmark rank

146th

New Zealand rank

145th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 147 deaths against 145 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 2 deaths.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 146th and New Zealand ranks 145th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,439 deaths	844.3 deaths	594.3 deaths	Denmark
1960s	1,084 deaths	768.9 deaths	314.7 deaths	Denmark
1970s	538.4 deaths	535.9 deaths	2.5 deaths	Denmark
1980s	267.1 deaths	339.4 deaths	72.3 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	249.8 deaths	235.8 deaths	14 deaths	Denmark
2000s	194.3 deaths	189.1 deaths	5.2 deaths	Denmark
2010s	152.8 deaths	178.4 deaths	25.6 deaths	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 147 deaths against 145 deaths in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Denmark and New Zealand?: 2 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Denmark ranks 146th and New Zealand ranks 145th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.