Netherlands vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Netherlands
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
169th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands 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 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 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 | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.64 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.442 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.102 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.978 deaths per 100 live births | 0.924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.054 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.04 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.539 deaths per 100 live births | 0.511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.028 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.015 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, 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 Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands 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.