Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Denmark
Denmark: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3955 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
167th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9966 deaths per 100 live births
in 1980
All-time low
0.3731 deaths per 100 live births
in 2021
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Denmark, 1980–2024
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
In 2024, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Denmark stood at 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Denmark peaked at 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.
That places Denmark 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Denmark, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 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. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 170 Ireland 0.3863 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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Denmark?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9966 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Denmark ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .