Netherlands vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate by sex
Netherlands
0.3506 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3546 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
171st
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3546 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3506 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.004 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5521 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0791 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.8508 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8063 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0445 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.6266 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0285 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4828 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4643 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0184 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3746 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0198 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0049 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, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3546 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 Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.004 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland 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 by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 171st 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 .