Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Denmark
Denmark: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Denmark is 0.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Denmark peaked at 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000, in 2011.
Denmark ranks 179th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Denmark, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 per 1,000 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 per 1,000 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 0.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 179 Andorra 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Austria 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Belgium 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Greece 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Italy 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Malta 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Monaco 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Norway 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Singapore 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Slovenia 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Sweden 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 Switzerland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
- 179 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,251 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Denmark?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Denmark was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Denmark ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.