Infant Mortality Rate: Denmark

Analysis# Denmark Infant Mortality Rate Denmark recorded an infant mortality rate of 3.5 per 1,000 births in 2024, placing it among the world's lowest. Since 1960, when the rate stood at 21.4 per 1,000 births, Denmark has achieved an 83.6% reduction in infant deaths. The country reached its all-time low of 3.3 per 1,000 births in 2019, demonstrating sustained progress in child health outcomes over six decades. The period from 2015 onward reveals a plateau at historically minimal levels, fluctuating between 3.3 and 3.5 per 1,000 births. After hitting 3.3 in 2019–2022, the rate ticked upward slightly to 3.4 in 2023 before returning to 3.5 in 2024. This narrow range suggests Denmark has reached a stability floor where further reductions face diminishing-return constraints, though the current rate remains exceptionally competitive globally.