What is child mortality rate in Denmark?

Child mortality rate in Denmark was 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 3.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Denmark rank for child mortality rate?

Denmark ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Denmark

Name: Child mortality rate in Denmark
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Child mortality rate 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

167th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.3731 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in Denmark, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Denmark peaked at 3.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

Denmark ranks 167th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
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

164 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births compare
165 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
166 Poland 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births compare
168 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Denmark

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Denmark?: Child mortality rate in Denmark was 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 3.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Denmark rank for child mortality rate?: Denmark ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .