Netherlands vs Switzerland: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Netherlands
0.3885 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3866 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
168th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6385 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4423 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1017 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.9783 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9236 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0547 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.715 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6736 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0414 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5403 deaths per 100 live births | 0.513 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0273 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.4154 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0145 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3949 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3934 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0015 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, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.0019 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands 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) – 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 .