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Infant mortality rate in Sjælland

Infant mortality rate in Sjælland was 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 5 regions in 2024.

2024, per 1,000 live births4.8
Change on 2023+0.4
Rank2nd of 5Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) ranked
Series high5.32011
Series low2.92009

Infant mortality rate in Sjælland, 2006 to 2024

2.533.544.555.520062009201220152018202120242006: 5.2 per 1,000 live births2007: 4.9 per 1,000 live births2008: 3.1 per 1,000 live births2009: 2.9 per 1,000 live births2010: 2.9 per 1,000 live births2011: 5.3 per 1,000 live births2012: 3.8 per 1,000 live births2013: 3.4 per 1,000 live births2014: 5.2 per 1,000 live births2015: 4.2 per 1,000 live births2016: 3.8 per 1,000 live births2017: 4.9 per 1,000 live births2018: 3.9 per 1,000 live births2019: 3 per 1,000 live births2020: 4.9 per 1,000 live births2021: 3.5 per 1,000 live births2022: 4.2 per 1,000 live births2023: 4.4 per 1,000 live births2024: 4.8 per 1,000 live births
per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-07.
All 19 values
Periodper 1,000 live births
20244.8
20234.4
20224.2
20213.5
20204.9
20193
20183.9
20174.9
20163.8
20154.2
20145.2
20133.4
20123.8
20115.3
20102.9
20092.9
20083.1
20074.9
20065.2

Compared with Denmark and European Union (27)

Place2024
Sjælland4.8
Denmark4.3
European Union (27)3.5

Rankings

Definition

Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the year.

How to cite

Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the infant mortality rate in Sjælland?

Infant mortality rate in Sjælland was 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 5 regions in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest infant mortality rate in Sjælland?

5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2011, the highest value since 2006 in this series.

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