Denmark vs Ireland: Child mortality vs. health spending

Denmark

0.3955 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Ireland

0.3863 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Denmark rank

167th

Ireland rank

170th

Child mortality vs. health spending over time

Denmark
Ireland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .