Ireland vs Netherlands: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3885 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
170th
Netherlands rank
168th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0022 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 170th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1950s | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6246 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9783 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1565 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.775 deaths per 100 live births | 0.715 deaths per 100 live births | 0.06 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5557 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5403 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0154 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4154 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0414 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3688 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3949 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0261 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0022 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 170th and Netherlands ranks 168th 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 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .