Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark
Denmark: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.2737 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.2737 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark peaked at 0.93 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2737, in 2024.
That places Denmark 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.93 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9021 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8737 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8445 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8149 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7847 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7542 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7236 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6928 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6615 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6297 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.598 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5662 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5353 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5054 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4771 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4504 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.426 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4038 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3834 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3656 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3499 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3367 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3255 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3163 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3089 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3027 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2974 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2933 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2895 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2864 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2832 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2801 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2769 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2737 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7982 | 0.6615 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4975 | 0.3834 | 0.6297 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3186 | 0.2895 | 0.3656 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.28 | 0.2737 | 0.2864 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark was 0.2737 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2737 in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Denmark ranks 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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