Ireland vs Switzerland: Infant mortality by sex
Ireland
0.3677 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3683 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
169th
Switzerland rank
168th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3683 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0006 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 Switzerland ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6828 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5202 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8337 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2061 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.7081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6082 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0998 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5086 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4707 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0379 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.348 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0542 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.349 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0249 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3683 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0006 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Ireland ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 168th 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 .