Mortality rate, infant in Denmark
Denmark: Mortality rate, infant was 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Denmark peaked at 21.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2019.
Denmark ranks 163rd of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.18 per 1,000 live births | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.83 per 1,000 live births | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | 14 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.93 per 1,000 live births | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | 8.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.73 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 160 New Zealand 4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 3.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 162 Poland 3.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 164 France 3.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 164 Ireland 3.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 164 Netherlands 3.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 164 Switzerland 3.4 per 1,000 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2112 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5296 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Denmark?
- Mortality rate, infant in Denmark was 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Denmark ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.