Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark
Denmark: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark is 17, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark peaked at 50 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2020.
That places Denmark 155th 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.
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50 | — |
| 1991 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 32 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34 | 25 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 | 18 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Denmark was 17 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Denmark ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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