Czechia vs Norway: Child mortality rate

Czechia
0.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway
0.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Czechia rank
188th
Norway rank
189th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Czechia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.26 deaths per 100 live births against 0.25 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 188th and Norway ranks 189th of 200 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Norway Difference Ahead
1940s 8.5 deaths per 100 live births 3.44 deaths per 100 live births 5.06 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
1950s 4.12 deaths per 100 live births 2.7 deaths per 100 live births 1.42 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
1960s 2.45 deaths per 100 live births 1.99 deaths per 100 live births 0.464 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
1970s 2.16 deaths per 100 live births 1.33 deaths per 100 live births 0.833 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
1980s 1.44 deaths per 100 live births 0.996 deaths per 100 live births 0.446 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
1990s 0.898 deaths per 100 live births 0.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.268 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
2000s 0.447 deaths per 100 live births 0.415 deaths per 100 live births 0.032 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
2010s 0.318 deaths per 100 live births 0.278 deaths per 100 live births 0.04 deaths per 100 live births Czechia
2020s 0.272 deaths per 100 live births 0.242 deaths per 100 live births 0.03 deaths per 100 live births Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Czechia or Norway?
Czechia, at 0.26 deaths per 100 live births against 0.25 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Czechia and Norway?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Norway?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Norway rank globally for child mortality rate?
Czechia ranks 188th and Norway ranks 189th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.