Ireland vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate by sex
Ireland
0.3566 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3546 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
168th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3546 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.002 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 Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 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 | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5878 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5075 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8063 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2063 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.6948 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0967 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5042 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4643 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0398 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0513 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0201 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3546 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.002 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 by sex?
- Ireland ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 169th 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 .