Child mortality in Denmark
Denmark: Child mortality was 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3955 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
169th
of 203 countries
All-time high
38 deaths per 100 live births
in 1800
All-time low
0.3731 deaths per 100 live births
in 2021
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Denmark, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Denmark is 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Denmark peaked at 38 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.
Denmark ranks 169th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Denmark, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 38 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 37.88 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1802 | 37.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1803 | 37.64 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1804 | 37.52 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1805 | 37.4 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1806 | 37.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1807 | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1808 | 37.04 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1809 | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1810 | 36.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1811 | 36.68 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1812 | 36.68 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1814 | 36.45 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1815 | 36.33 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1816 | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1817 | 36.1 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1818 | 35.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1819 | 35.86 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1820 | 35.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1821 | 35.63 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1822 | 35.51 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1823 | 35.4 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1824 | 35.28 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1825 | 35.17 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1826 | 34.6 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1827 | 34.05 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1828 | 33.51 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1829 | 32.97 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1830 | 32.44 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1831 | 31.92 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1832 | 31.41 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1833 | 30.91 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1834 | 30.41 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1835 | 29.93 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1836 | 27.96 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1837 | 25.21 deaths per 100 live births | -9.8% |
| 1838 | 24.03 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1839 | 26.71 deaths per 100 live births | +11.2% |
| 1840 | 27.07 deaths per 100 live births | +1.3% |
| 1841 | 25.46 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1842 | 25.42 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1843 | 23.23 deaths per 100 live births | -8.6% |
| 1844 | 23.6 deaths per 100 live births | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 24.92 deaths per 100 live births | +5.6% |
| 1846 | 28.53 deaths per 100 live births | +14.5% |
| 1847 | 28.07 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1848 | 28.03 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1849 | 27.69 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1850 | 24.28 deaths per 100 live births | -12.3% |
| 1851 | 23.99 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1852 | 26.18 deaths per 100 live births | +9.1% |
| 1853 | 27.86 deaths per 100 live births | +6.4% |
| 1854 | 23.65 deaths per 100 live births | -15.1% |
| 1855 | 19.27 deaths per 100 live births | -18.5% |
| 1856 | 19.98 deaths per 100 live births | +3.7% |
| 1857 | 24.1 deaths per 100 live births | +20.6% |
| 1858 | 27.18 deaths per 100 live births | +12.8% |
| 1859 | 22.57 deaths per 100 live births | -17.0% |
| 1860 | 21.75 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1861 | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | -13.5% |
| 1862 | 19.5 deaths per 100 live births | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 19.55 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 26.01 deaths per 100 live births | +33.0% |
| 1865 | 26.68 deaths per 100 live births | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 23.95 deaths per 100 live births | -10.2% |
| 1867 | 22.18 deaths per 100 live births | -7.4% |
| 1868 | 22.09 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 20.81 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1870 | 21.26 deaths per 100 live births | +2.2% |
| 1871 | 19.96 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1872 | 19.06 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1873 | 18.88 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1874 | 20.53 deaths per 100 live births | +8.8% |
| 1875 | 22.64 deaths per 100 live births | +10.3% |
| 1876 | 21.17 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 1877 | 19.8 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1878 | 20.29 deaths per 100 live births | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 20.73 deaths per 100 live births | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 23.14 deaths per 100 live births | +11.6% |
| 1881 | 18.7 deaths per 100 live births | -19.2% |
| 1882 | 22.17 deaths per 100 live births | +18.6% |
| 1883 | 18.97 deaths per 100 live births | -14.5% |
| 1884 | 19.5 deaths per 100 live births | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 17.62 deaths per 100 live births | -9.7% |
| 1886 | 18.76 deaths per 100 live births | +6.5% |
| 1887 | 19.64 deaths per 100 live births | +4.6% |
| 1888 | 21.19 deaths per 100 live births | +7.9% |
| 1889 | 20.39 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 20.57 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 20.67 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 20.7 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 22.12 deaths per 100 live births | +6.9% |
| 1894 | 19.62 deaths per 100 live births | -11.3% |
| 1895 | 18.38 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1896 | 16.62 deaths per 100 live births | -9.6% |
| 1897 | 16.85 deaths per 100 live births | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 16.48 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1899 | 19.3 deaths per 100 live births | +17.1% |
| 1900 | 16.34 deaths per 100 live births | -15.3% |
| 1901 | 17.05 deaths per 100 live births | +4.4% |
| 1902 | 14.88 deaths per 100 live births | -12.7% |
| 1903 | 14.67 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1904 | 13.95 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1905 | 15.07 deaths per 100 live births | +8.0% |
| 1906 | 13.55 deaths per 100 live births | -10.1% |
| 1907 | 13.62 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 15.25 deaths per 100 live births | +12.0% |
| 1909 | 12.36 deaths per 100 live births | -18.9% |
| 1910 | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1911 | 12.96 deaths per 100 live births | +6.1% |
| 1912 | 11.6 deaths per 100 live births | -10.5% |
| 1913 | 11.39 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1914 | 11.77 deaths per 100 live births | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 11.22 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1916 | 12.88 deaths per 100 live births | +14.8% |
| 1917 | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1918 | 9.91 deaths per 100 live births | -19.2% |
| 1919 | 11.65 deaths per 100 live births | +17.6% |
| 1920 | 11.99 deaths per 100 live births | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 9.13 deaths per 100 live births | -23.9% |
| 1922 | 9.82 deaths per 100 live births | +7.6% |
| 1923 | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 10.31 deaths per 100 live births | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | -8.3% |
| 1926 | 9.86 deaths per 100 live births | +4.3% |
| 1927 | 9.88 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 9.34 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 8.5 deaths per 100 live births | -10.1% |
| 1933 | 7.82 deaths per 100 live births | -7.9% |
| 1934 | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1935 | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | +15.3% |
| 1936 | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | -7.2% |
| 1937 | 7.76 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1938 | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | -9.1% |
| 1939 | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1940 | 5.89 deaths per 100 live births | -11.9% |
| 1941 | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | +9.8% |
| 1942 | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | -11.0% |
| 1943 | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 1944 | 5.9 deaths per 100 live births | +8.7% |
| 1945 | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 5.42 deaths per 100 live births | -7.1% |
| 1947 | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | -15.2% |
| 1948 | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | -11.7% |
| 1949 | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1950 | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | -12.5% |
| 1951 | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1956 | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1957 | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 2 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9747 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9603 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9549 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9576 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9645 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9712 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9725 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9614 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.935 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8947 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8429 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7868 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6898 deaths per 100 live births | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6535 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6247 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6028 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5867 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5748 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5643 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5525 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5388 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5225 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5039 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4844 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.465 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4471 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4316 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4193 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.411 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4072 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4069 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4074 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4074 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4054 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4004 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3931 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3851 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3734 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3774 deaths per 100 live births | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3856 deaths per 100 live births | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births | +2.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 85% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | +33.0% | 19.55 deaths per 100 live births | 26.01 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 37.46 deaths per 100 live births | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 36.37 deaths per 100 live births | 35.86 deaths per 100 live births | 36.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 34.79 deaths per 100 live births | 32.97 deaths per 100 live births | 35.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 29.09 deaths per 100 live births | 24.03 deaths per 100 live births | 32.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 26.2 deaths per 100 live births | 23.23 deaths per 100 live births | 28.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 23.91 deaths per 100 live births | 19.27 deaths per 100 live births | 27.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 22.13 deaths per 100 live births | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | 26.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.43 deaths per 100 live births | 18.88 deaths per 100 live births | 22.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 20.01 deaths per 100 live births | 17.62 deaths per 100 live births | 23.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 19.13 deaths per 100 live births | 16.48 deaths per 100 live births | 22.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 14.67 deaths per 100 live births | 12.36 deaths per 100 live births | 17.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 9.91 deaths per 100 live births | 12.96 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 9.13 deaths per 100 live births | 11.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.935 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6991 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5748 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8947 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4929 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4193 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5643 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4002 deaths per 100 live births | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | 0.411 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.381 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 167 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 168 Poland 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 170 Taiwan 0.392 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 171 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 172 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Denmark?
- Child mortality in Denmark was 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 38 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for child mortality?
- Denmark ranks 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.