Neonatal mortality rate in Denmark
Denmark: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Denmark, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Denmark stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Denmark peaked at 2.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Denmark 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Denmark?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Denmark was 0.2% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days