Netherlands vs Switzerland: Child mortality by sex
Netherlands
0.4247 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.4165 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
168th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4247 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0082 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7211 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4963 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1235 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0646 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.7992 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0538 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5951 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5592 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0359 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.4542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4635 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0093 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4242 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0078 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 0.4247 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.0082 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .