Austria vs Denmark: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Austria
0.2%
in 2023
Denmark
0.3%
in 2023
Austria rank
214th
Denmark rank
213th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Austria
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 214th and Denmark ranks 213th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Denmark Difference Ahead
1940s 7.0% 3.0% 3.9% Austria
1950s 4.3% 2.2% 2.1% Austria
1960s 2.6% 1.5% 1.0% Austria
1970s 1.8% 0.9% 0.9% Austria
1980s 0.9% 0.7% 0.3% Austria
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Austria
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Denmark
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Denmark
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Austria or Denmark?
Denmark, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Austria and Denmark?
0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Austria ranks 214th and Denmark ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.