Poland vs Switzerland: Child mortality by sex
Poland
0.4649 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.4165 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland rank
166th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4649 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0484 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 166th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8272 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.8443 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5592 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2851 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5512 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4635 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0877 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4242 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0503 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Poland or Switzerland?
- Poland, at 0.4649 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 Poland and Switzerland?
- 0.0484 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Poland ranks 166th 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 .