Germany vs Ireland: Child mortality vs. health spending

Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
173rd
Ireland rank
170th

Child mortality vs. health spending over time

  • Germany
  • Ireland
0246194919862024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0152 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.68 deaths per 100 live births 2.35 deaths per 100 live births 0.3241 deaths per 100 live births Germany
1970s 2.11 deaths per 100 live births 1.97 deaths per 100 live births 0.1484 deaths per 100 live births Germany
1980s 1.17 deaths per 100 live births 1.13 deaths per 100 live births 0.0336 deaths per 100 live births Germany
1990s 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births 0.775 deaths per 100 live births 0.0962 deaths per 100 live births Ireland
2000s 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births 0.5557 deaths per 100 live births 0.076 deaths per 100 live births Ireland
2010s 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births 0.0204 deaths per 100 live births Germany
2020s 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births 0.3688 deaths per 100 live births 0.0016 deaths per 100 live births Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Germany or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Germany and Ireland?
0.0152 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
Germany ranks 173rd and Ireland ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .