Ireland vs Netherlands: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Ireland
0.0076 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0069 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ireland rank
166th
Netherlands rank
168th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1864 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 166th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.4942 under-five deaths per woman | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.5024 under-five deaths per woman | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.4519 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.4757 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6946 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4476 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8411 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3936 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.3855 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5602 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1747 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.2761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3042 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0281 under-five deaths per woman | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.249 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1518 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0972 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.2829 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1773 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1055 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.1558 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0805 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0753 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.1136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0576 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.0698 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0441 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.03 under-five deaths per woman | 0.015 under-five deaths per woman | 0.015 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0151 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0037 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0094 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1864 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Ireland ranks 166th and Netherlands ranks 168th 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).