Ireland vs Netherlands: Infant mortality by sex
Ireland
0.3677 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3716 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
169th
Netherlands rank
166th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3716 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0039 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6432 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1478 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.7081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.656 deaths per 100 live births | 0.052 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5086 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4965 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0121 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.348 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3883 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0404 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.349 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3763 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0273 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3716 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0039 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Ireland ranks 169th and Netherlands ranks 166th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .