Poland vs Switzerland: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Poland
0.0055 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0061 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Poland rank
176th
Switzerland rank
173rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman in Poland, a difference of 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 176th and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1791 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9573 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.808 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1164 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6916 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.643 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5359 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.361 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0762 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2848 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.1282 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0573 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0709 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.0663 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0255 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0408 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.0467 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0325 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman | 0.015 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0027 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Switzerland |
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, Poland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Poland and Switzerland?
- 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Poland ranks 176th 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).