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Children died before five per woman in Denmark

Denmark: Children died before five per woman was 0.0071 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0071
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
167th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.22
in 1858
All-time low
0.0063
in 2020
Years of data
190
1835–2024

Children died before five per woman in Denmark, 1835–2024

00.250.50.7511.2183519292024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Denmark stood at 0.0071.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Denmark peaked at 1.22 in 1858 and was at its lowest, 0.0063, in 2020.

That places Denmark 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Denmark, year by year

Year Value Change
1835 1.2 —
1836 1.12 -6.1%
1837 1.02 -9.4%
1838 0.9755 -4.2%
1839 1.09 +11.7%
1840 1.11 +1.8%
1841 1.05 -5.5%
1842 1.05 +0.1%
1843 0.9638 -8.2%
1844 0.9816 +1.8%
1845 1.04 +5.9%
1846 1.2 +15.0%
1847 1.18 -1.4%
1848 1.18 +0.3%
1849 1.17 -1.0%
1850 1.03 -12.1%
1851 0.9741 -5.4%
1852 1.17 +20.4%
1853 1.19 +1.4%
1854 1.04 -12.3%
1855 0.8307 -20.4%
1856 0.8731 +5.1%
1857 1.07 +22.6%
1858 1.22 +13.8%
1859 1.02 -16.0%
1860 0.9571 -6.4%
1861 0.8036 -16.0%
1862 0.8133 +1.2%
1863 0.8153 +0.3%
1864 1.06 +29.5%
1865 1.12 +6.3%
1866 1.03 -7.9%
1867 0.907 -12.4%
1868 0.9233 +1.8%
1869 0.824 -10.8%
1870 0.8715 +5.8%
1871 0.8104 -7.0%
1872 0.7796 -3.8%
1873 0.7852 +0.7%
1874 0.8562 +9.0%
1875 0.9759 +14.0%
1876 0.9313 -4.6%
1877 0.8634 -7.3%
1878 0.8665 +0.4%
1879 0.8914 +2.9%
1880 0.9904 +11.1%
1881 0.8117 -18.0%
1882 0.9667 +19.1%
1883 0.8137 -15.8%
1884 0.8775 +7.8%
1885 0.7734 -11.9%
1886 0.8199 +6.0%
1887 0.8404 +2.5%
1888 0.9006 +7.2%
1889 0.8584 -4.7%
1890 0.8456 -1.5%
1891 0.864 +2.2%
1892 0.8279 -4.2%
1893 0.92 +11.1%
1894 0.8045 -12.6%
1895 0.7516 -6.6%
1896 0.6831 -9.1%
1897 0.6772 -0.9%
1898 0.6723 -0.7%
1899 0.7737 +15.1%
1900 0.665 -14.0%
1901 0.7061 +6.2%
1902 0.6028 -14.6%
1903 0.5808 -3.6%
1904 0.5538 -4.7%
1905 0.5832 +5.3%
1906 0.5245 -10.1%
1907 0.5188 -1.1%
1908 0.584 +12.6%
1909 0.4673 -20.0%
1910 0.4483 -4.1%
1911 0.4666 +4.1%
1912 0.4152 -11.0%
1913 0.3908 -5.9%
1914 0.4025 +3.0%
1915 0.3625 -9.9%
1916 0.4161 +14.8%
1917 0.3815 -8.3%
1918 0.3131 -17.9%
1919 0.3448 +10.1%
1920 0.3945 +14.4%
1921 0.2839 -28.0%
1922 0.2818 -0.7%
1923 0.29 +2.9%
1924 0.2866 -1.2%
1925 0.2515 -12.3%
1926 0.2544 +1.2%
1927 0.2411 -5.2%
1928 0.2359 -2.2%
1929 0.2148 -9.0%
1930 0.2158 +0.4%
1931 0.2079 -3.6%
1932 0.1861 -10.5%
1933 0.1642 -11.7%
1934 0.1626 -1.0%
1935 0.1848 +13.7%
1936 0.1731 -6.3%
1937 0.1674 -3.3%
1938 0.1536 -8.2%
1939 0.1443 -6.1%
1940 0.1306 -9.5%
1941 0.1447 +10.7%
1942 0.1436 -0.7%
1943 0.1437 +0.1%
1944 0.1673 +16.4%
1945 0.1734 +3.6%
1946 0.1632 -5.9%
1947 0.1328 -18.6%
1948 0.1096 -17.4%
1949 0.0995 -9.2%
1950 0.0874 -12.2%
1951 0.0834 -4.7%
1952 0.0823 -1.2%
1953 0.0818 -0.7%
1954 0.0776 -5.1%
1955 0.0753 -3.0%
1956 0.0724 -3.9%
1957 0.0686 -5.2%
1958 0.066 -3.8%
1959 0.0637 -3.5%
1960 0.0636 -0.1%
1961 0.0624 -2.0%
1962 0.0607 -2.6%
1963 0.0612 +0.8%
1964 0.0575 -6.1%
1965 0.0552 -4.0%
1966 0.0524 -5.0%
1967 0.0447 -14.8%
1968 0.0384 -14.2%
1969 0.0347 -9.4%
1970 0.0328 -5.6%
1971 0.0322 -1.7%
1972 0.0301 -6.6%
1973 0.0269 -10.7%
1974 0.0248 -7.7%
1975 0.0235 -5.3%
1976 0.0204 -13.3%
1977 0.0184 -9.5%
1978 0.0177 -4.1%
1979 0.0164 -7.1%
1980 0.0153 -6.6%
1981 0.014 -8.5%
1982 0.0136 -2.9%
1983 0.0132 -3.4%
1984 0.0134 +1.9%
1985 0.0139 +3.9%
1986 0.0144 +3.0%
1987 0.0146 +1.5%
1988 0.015 +2.8%
1989 0.0151 +1.0%
1990 0.0149 -1.6%
1991 0.0142 -4.6%
1992 0.0138 -2.6%
1993 0.0129 -6.9%
1994 0.0124 -3.7%
1995 0.0118 -5.3%
1996 0.0109 -7.0%
1997 0.0105 -3.6%
1998 0.0101 -4.1%
1999 0.01 -1.4%
2000 0.01 -0.1%
2001 0.0096 -3.3%
2002 0.0093 -3.5%
2003 0.0092 -1.3%
2004 0.009 -2.3%
2005 0.0087 -2.9%
2006 0.0086 -1.7%
2007 0.0083 -3.7%
2008 0.0081 -1.6%
2009 0.0077 -4.9%
2010 0.0076 -1.0%
2011 0.0071 -6.5%
2012 0.007 -1.9%
2013 0.0068 -3.4%
2014 0.0069 +1.6%
2015 0.007 +1.0%
2016 0.0071 +2.4%
2017 0.0069 -3.5%
2018 0.0067 -3.1%
2019 0.0064 -3.4%
2020 0.0063 -1.3%
2021 0.0064 +1.1%
2022 0.0067 +4.7%
2023 0.0069 +2.8%
2024 0.0071 +2.6%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.0071 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 86% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.0071 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 1.08 0.9755 1.2 5
1840s 1.09 0.9638 1.2 10
1850s 1.04 0.8307 1.22 10
1860s 0.9257 0.8036 1.12 10
1870s 0.8631 0.7796 0.9759 10
1880s 0.8653 0.7734 0.9904 10
1890s 0.782 0.6723 0.92 10
1900s 0.5786 0.4673 0.7061 10
1910s 0.3941 0.3131 0.4666 10
1920s 0.2735 0.2148 0.3945 10
1930s 0.176 0.1443 0.2158 10
1940s 0.1409 0.0995 0.1734 10
1950s 0.0758 0.0637 0.0874 10
1960s 0.0531 0.0347 0.0636 10
1970s 0.0243 0.0164 0.0328 10
1980s 0.0143 0.0132 0.0153 10
1990s 0.0122 0.01 0.0149 10
2000s 0.0088 0.0077 0.01 10
2010s 0.0069 0.0064 0.0076 10
2020s 0.0067 0.0063 0.0071 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 164 Anguilla 0.0079 compare
  2. 165 United Arab Emirates 0.0079 compare
  3. 166 Ireland 0.0076 compare
  4. 168 Netherlands 0.0069 compare
  5. 169 Belgium 0.0068 compare
  6. 170 Cyprus 0.0068 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Denmark?
Children died before five per woman in Denmark was 0.0071 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 1858.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 in 2020.
How does Denmark rank for children died before five per woman?
Denmark ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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