Denmark vs Ireland: Child mortality rate
Denmark
0.3955 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Ireland rank
170th
Child mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 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 | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7728 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6637 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9649 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.6991 deaths per 100 live births | 0.775 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0759 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4929 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5557 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0627 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4002 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0262 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.381 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3688 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0122 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 170th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .