Denmark vs Ireland: Number of under-five deaths

Denmark

231

in 2024

Ireland

206

in 2024

Denmark rank

145th

Ireland rank

146th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Denmark currently reports 231 against 206 in Ireland, a difference of 25.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 145th and Ireland ranks 146th of 195 countries.

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.