Denmark vs Ireland: Number of child deaths per woman
Denmark
0.0071 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ireland
0.0076 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Ireland rank
166th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman in Denmark, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1864 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 166th of 200 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.978 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4942 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4838 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.8631 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5024 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3607 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.8653 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4519 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4134 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.782 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4757 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3063 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.5786 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4476 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1311 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.3941 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3855 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.176 under-five deaths per woman | 0.249 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0731 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.1409 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2829 under-five deaths per woman | 0.142 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.0758 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1558 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0799 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.0531 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0605 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.0243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0698 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0454 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman | 0.03 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0158 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0122 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0151 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman | 0.002 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1864 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Denmark ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 166th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).