Australia vs Switzerland: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Australia
0.0065 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0061 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Switzerland rank
173rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.9145 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2509 under-five deaths per woman | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.9088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8707 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0381 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.04 under-five deaths per woman | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.4589 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6158 under-five deaths per woman | 0.157 under-five deaths per woman | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.3123 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3415 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0291 under-five deaths per woman | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.2243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1895 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.1219 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1145 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.1125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.0923 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0762 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0162 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.0721 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0573 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0255 under-five deaths per woman | 0.017 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0215 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0073 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0034 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0105 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.001 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Australia ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 173rd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).