Which has higher child mortality, Ireland or Switzerland?

Ireland, at 0.39 against 0.39 in Switzerland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?

148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland

0.39

in 2024

Switzerland

0.39

in 2024

Ireland rank

169th

Switzerland rank

169th

Ireland currently reports 0.39 against 0.39 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 6.

Decade	Ireland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	14.2	27.45	13.25	Switzerland
1880s	14.26	22.85	8.59	Switzerland
1890s	15.39	19.84	4.45	Switzerland
1900s	14.48	16.8	2.33	Switzerland
1910s	13.06	12.18	0.877	Ireland
1920s	9.9	8.16	1.74	Ireland
1930s	9.45	6.14	3.31	Ireland
1940s	9.17	5.06	4.11	Ireland
1950s	4.47	3.25	1.22	Ireland
1960s	2.91	2.3	0.614	Ireland
1970s	1.97	1.44	0.524	Ireland
1980s	1.14	0.924	0.211	Ireland
1990s	0.776	0.674	0.102	Ireland
2000s	0.556	0.511	0.045	Ireland
2010s	0.376	0.429	0.053	Switzerland
2020s	0.37	0.394	0.024	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Ireland or Switzerland?: Ireland, at 0.39 against 0.39 in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Ireland and Switzerland?: 0, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?: 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality?: Ireland ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.