Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Denmark
Denmark: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Denmark stood at 17. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Denmark peaked at 50 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 156th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50 | — |
| 1991 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 32 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28, 61% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37, 46% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34 | 25 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 | 18 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Denmark?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Denmark was 17 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Denmark ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years