Denmark vs Germany: Youth mortality rate
Denmark
0.4569 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.4588 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
170th
Germany rank
169th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4569 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 170th and Germany ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9671 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8554 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2267 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8619 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0262 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.5991 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4772 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4534 deaths per 100 live births | 0.01 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4569 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 170th and Germany ranks 169th 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 Youth 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 fifteen years, per 100 live births.