Poland vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Poland
0.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland rank
167th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.03 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 167th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 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 | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.84 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.924 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.751 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.773 deaths per 100 live births | 0.511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.262 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.506 deaths per 100 live births | 0.429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.077 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.038 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Poland or Switzerland?
- Poland, at 0.42 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 Poland and Switzerland?
- 0.03 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 167th 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.