Child mortality complete gapminder in Denmark
Denmark: Child mortality complete gapminder was 0.3955 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3955
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
169th
of 203 countries
All-time high
38
in 1800
All-time low
0.3731
in 2021
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality complete gapminder in Denmark, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality complete gapminder in Denmark is 0.3955, 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 complete gapminder in Denmark peaked at 38 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.3731, 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 complete gapminder in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 38 | — |
| 1801 | 37.88 | -0.3% |
| 1802 | 37.76 | -0.3% |
| 1803 | 37.64 | -0.3% |
| 1804 | 37.52 | -0.3% |
| 1805 | 37.4 | -0.3% |
| 1806 | 37.28 | -0.3% |
| 1807 | 37.16 | -0.3% |
| 1808 | 37.04 | -0.3% |
| 1809 | 36.92 | -0.3% |
| 1810 | 36.8 | -0.3% |
| 1811 | 36.68 | -0.3% |
| 1812 | 36.68 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 36.57 | -0.3% |
| 1814 | 36.45 | -0.3% |
| 1815 | 36.33 | -0.3% |
| 1816 | 36.22 | -0.3% |
| 1817 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 1818 | 35.98 | -0.3% |
| 1819 | 35.86 | -0.3% |
| 1820 | 35.74 | -0.3% |
| 1821 | 35.63 | -0.3% |
| 1822 | 35.51 | -0.3% |
| 1823 | 35.4 | -0.3% |
| 1824 | 35.28 | -0.3% |
| 1825 | 35.17 | -0.3% |
| 1826 | 34.6 | -1.6% |
| 1827 | 34.05 | -1.6% |
| 1828 | 33.51 | -1.6% |
| 1829 | 32.97 | -1.6% |
| 1830 | 32.44 | -1.6% |
| 1831 | 31.92 | -1.6% |
| 1832 | 31.41 | -1.6% |
| 1833 | 30.91 | -1.6% |
| 1834 | 30.41 | -1.6% |
| 1835 | 29.93 | -1.6% |
| 1836 | 27.96 | -6.6% |
| 1837 | 25.21 | -9.8% |
| 1838 | 24.03 | -4.7% |
| 1839 | 26.71 | +11.2% |
| 1840 | 27.07 | +1.3% |
| 1841 | 25.46 | -5.9% |
| 1842 | 25.42 | -0.2% |
| 1843 | 23.23 | -8.6% |
| 1844 | 23.6 | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 24.92 | +5.6% |
| 1846 | 28.53 | +14.5% |
| 1847 | 28.07 | -1.6% |
| 1848 | 28.03 | -0.1% |
| 1849 | 27.69 | -1.2% |
| 1850 | 24.28 | -12.3% |
| 1851 | 23.99 | -1.2% |
| 1852 | 26.18 | +9.1% |
| 1853 | 27.86 | +6.4% |
| 1854 | 23.65 | -15.1% |
| 1855 | 19.27 | -18.5% |
| 1856 | 19.98 | +3.7% |
| 1857 | 24.1 | +20.6% |
| 1858 | 27.18 | +12.8% |
| 1859 | 22.57 | -17.0% |
| 1860 | 21.75 | -3.6% |
| 1861 | 18.82 | -13.5% |
| 1862 | 19.5 | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 19.55 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 26.01 | +33.0% |
| 1865 | 26.68 | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 23.95 | -10.2% |
| 1867 | 22.18 | -7.4% |
| 1868 | 22.09 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 20.81 | -5.8% |
| 1870 | 21.26 | +2.2% |
| 1871 | 19.96 | -6.1% |
| 1872 | 19.06 | -4.5% |
| 1873 | 18.88 | -1.0% |
| 1874 | 20.53 | +8.8% |
| 1875 | 22.64 | +10.3% |
| 1876 | 21.17 | -6.5% |
| 1877 | 19.8 | -6.4% |
| 1878 | 20.29 | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 20.73 | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 23.14 | +11.6% |
| 1881 | 18.7 | -19.2% |
| 1882 | 22.17 | +18.6% |
| 1883 | 18.97 | -14.5% |
| 1884 | 19.5 | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 17.62 | -9.7% |
| 1886 | 18.76 | +6.5% |
| 1887 | 19.64 | +4.6% |
| 1888 | 21.19 | +7.9% |
| 1889 | 20.39 | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 20.57 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 20.67 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 20.7 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 22.12 | +6.9% |
| 1894 | 19.62 | -11.3% |
| 1895 | 18.38 | -6.3% |
| 1896 | 16.62 | -9.6% |
| 1897 | 16.85 | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 16.48 | -2.2% |
| 1899 | 19.3 | +17.1% |
| 1900 | 16.34 | -15.3% |
| 1901 | 17.05 | +4.4% |
| 1902 | 14.88 | -12.7% |
| 1903 | 14.67 | -1.5% |
| 1904 | 13.95 | -4.9% |
| 1905 | 15.07 | +8.0% |
| 1906 | 13.55 | -10.1% |
| 1907 | 13.62 | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 15.25 | +12.0% |
| 1909 | 12.36 | -18.9% |
| 1910 | 12.21 | -1.2% |
| 1911 | 12.96 | +6.1% |
| 1912 | 11.6 | -10.5% |
| 1913 | 11.39 | -1.8% |
| 1914 | 11.77 | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 11.22 | -4.6% |
| 1916 | 12.88 | +14.8% |
| 1917 | 12.27 | -4.8% |
| 1918 | 9.91 | -19.2% |
| 1919 | 11.65 | +17.6% |
| 1920 | 11.99 | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 9.13 | -23.9% |
| 1922 | 9.82 | +7.6% |
| 1923 | 10.14 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 10.31 | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 9.45 | -8.3% |
| 1926 | 9.86 | +4.3% |
| 1927 | 9.88 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 9.71 | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 9.34 | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 9.38 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 9.45 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 8.5 | -10.1% |
| 1933 | 7.82 | -7.9% |
| 1934 | 7.57 | -3.3% |
| 1935 | 8.72 | +15.3% |
| 1936 | 8.1 | -7.2% |
| 1937 | 7.76 | -4.2% |
| 1938 | 7.05 | -9.1% |
| 1939 | 6.69 | -5.2% |
| 1940 | 5.89 | -11.9% |
| 1941 | 6.47 | +9.8% |
| 1942 | 5.75 | -11.0% |
| 1943 | 5.43 | -5.6% |
| 1944 | 5.9 | +8.7% |
| 1945 | 5.83 | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 5.42 | -7.1% |
| 1947 | 4.59 | -15.2% |
| 1948 | 4.06 | -11.7% |
| 1949 | 3.88 | -4.3% |
| 1950 | 3.4 | -12.5% |
| 1951 | 3.34 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 3.26 | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 3.17 | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 3.05 | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 2.93 | -4.1% |
| 1956 | 2.81 | -4.1% |
| 1957 | 2.7 | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 2.62 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.55 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 2.5 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 2.45 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 2.38 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 2.3 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 2.21 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 2.11 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 2 | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.9 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.81 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.74 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 1.66 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 1.58 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.49 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.39 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 1.31 | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 1.23 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 1.16 | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 1.11 | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.03 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9966 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9747 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9603 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9549 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9576 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9645 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9712 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9725 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9614 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.935 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8947 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8429 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7868 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7345 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6898 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6535 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6247 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6028 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5867 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5748 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5643 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5525 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5388 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5225 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5039 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4844 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.465 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4471 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4316 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4193 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.411 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4072 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4069 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4074 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4074 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4054 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4004 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3931 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3851 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.378 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3734 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3731 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3774 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3856 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3955 | +2.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.3955 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653, 85% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.3955 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality complete gapminder 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 | 26.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 37.46 | 36.92 | 38 | 10 |
| 1810s | 36.37 | 35.86 | 36.8 | 10 |
| 1820s | 34.79 | 32.97 | 35.74 | 10 |
| 1830s | 29.09 | 24.03 | 32.44 | 10 |
| 1840s | 26.2 | 23.23 | 28.53 | 10 |
| 1850s | 23.91 | 19.27 | 27.86 | 10 |
| 1860s | 22.13 | 18.82 | 26.68 | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.43 | 18.88 | 22.64 | 10 |
| 1880s | 20.01 | 17.62 | 23.14 | 10 |
| 1890s | 19.13 | 16.48 | 22.12 | 10 |
| 1900s | 14.67 | 12.36 | 17.05 | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.79 | 9.91 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.96 | 9.13 | 11.99 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.1 | 6.69 | 9.45 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.32 | 3.88 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.98 | 2.55 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 1.74 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1.03 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9649 | 0.935 | 0.9966 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6991 | 0.5748 | 0.8947 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4929 | 0.4193 | 0.5643 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4002 | 0.378 | 0.411 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.381 | 0.3731 | 0.3955 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 compare
- 167 France 0.4343 compare
- 168 Poland 0.4221 compare
- 170 Taiwan 0.392 compare
- 171 Netherlands 0.3885 compare
- 172 Switzerland 0.3866 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality complete gapminder in Denmark?
- Child mortality complete gapminder in Denmark was 0.3955 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for child mortality complete gapminder?
- Denmark ranks 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality complete gapminder 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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