Germany vs Ireland: Child mortality
Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
176th
Ireland rank
173rd
Child mortality over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0152 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Ireland ahead.
Germany ranks 176th and Ireland ranks 173rd of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 17 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 34.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.797 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1810s | 34.02 deaths per 100 live births | 34.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.797 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1820s | 34.73 deaths per 100 live births | 34.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0923 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1830s | 44.47 deaths per 100 live births | 34.82 deaths per 100 live births | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1840s | 48.41 deaths per 100 live births | 42.33 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1850s | 47.36 deaths per 100 live births | 31.23 deaths per 100 live births | 16.12 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1860s | 48.02 deaths per 100 live births | 15.78 deaths per 100 live births | 32.24 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1870s | 43.41 deaths per 100 live births | 14.05 deaths per 100 live births | 29.35 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1880s | 37.07 deaths per 100 live births | 14.26 deaths per 100 live births | 22.81 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1890s | 35.83 deaths per 100 live births | 15.39 deaths per 100 live births | 20.44 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1900s | 31.43 deaths per 100 live births | 14.48 deaths per 100 live births | 16.95 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1910s | 25.18 deaths per 100 live births | 13.05 deaths per 100 live births | 12.12 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1920s | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 9.97 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1930s | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1940s | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1950s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6879 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1960s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1484 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0336 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 0.775 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0962 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5557 deaths per 100 live births | 0.076 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0204 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3688 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0016 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Germany or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Germany and Ireland?
- 0.0152 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for child mortality?
- Germany ranks 176th and Ireland ranks 173rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.