Denmark vs Germany: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Denmark
0.3%
in 2023
Germany
0.3%
in 2023
Denmark rank
213th
Germany rank
210th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 213th and Germany ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 4.0% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 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, Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Denmark ranks 213th and Germany ranks 210th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.