Ireland vs Netherlands: Child mortality rate by sex
Ireland
0.3566 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3506 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
168th
Netherlands rank
171st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3506 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.006 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9732 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5866 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8508 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1619 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.6948 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6266 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0682 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5042 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4828 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0214 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3746 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0315 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0153 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3506 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.006 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Ireland ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 171st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .