Ireland vs Switzerland: Child mortality by sex
Ireland
0.4149 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.4165 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
170th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0016 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6377 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5375 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2158 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.8513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1059 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.6046 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5592 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0454 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4033 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4635 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0602 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4242 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0286 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.0016 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Ireland ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .