Germany vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rate by sex
Germany
0.2893 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3076 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
171st
Netherlands rank
169th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2893 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0183 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 171st and Netherlands ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8539 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6264 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.8385 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.153 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.4855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0272 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3536 deaths per 100 live births | 0.404 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0504 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3217 deaths per 100 live births | 0.02 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.2884 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3111 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0227 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2893 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.0183 deaths per 100 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Germany ranks 171st and Netherlands ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .