{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"dk-neonatal-mortality-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-neonatal-mortality-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-neonatal-mortality-rate/","title":"Denmark Neonatal Mortality Rate (2021)","description":"Denmark's Neonatal Mortality Rate: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2021, -3.7% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MINFIND), 2005–2021.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Denmark","2021"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Denmark","temporal_coverage":"2005/2021","unit":"per 1,000 live births","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2021","variable_measured":"Denmark Neonatal Mortality Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_MINFIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2021"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Denmark"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Denmark (2021)","value":"2.6","unit":"per 1,000 live births","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-3.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-3.7%","unit":"per 1,000 live births"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Denmark Neonatal Mortality Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":3.3},{"period":"2006","value":3.2},{"period":"2007","value":3},{"period":"2008","value":3.1},{"period":"2009","value":2.3},{"period":"2010","value":2.6},{"period":"2011","value":2.8},{"period":"2012","value":2.9},{"period":"2013","value":2.7},{"period":"2014","value":3.1},{"period":"2015","value":3},{"period":"2016","value":2.6},{"period":"2017","value":3.1},{"period":"2018","value":2.8},{"period":"2019","value":2.4},{"period":"2020","value":2.7},{"period":"2021","value":2.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1,000 live births"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2021","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"+12.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-14.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-9.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+19.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-13.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+14.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-6.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+7.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"+13.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-25.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-6.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2005","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the neonatal mortality rate (deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births) in Denmark from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2021. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2021 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.3 in 2009. The latest reading of 2.6 in 2021 represents a change of -0.1."}]}