Ireland vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
169th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.39 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0 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 169th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 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 | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.614 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.524 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.211 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.102 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.045 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.053 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.024 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 0.39 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.