Ireland vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ireland
0.3178 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3076 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
166th
Netherlands rank
169th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0102 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 166th and Netherlands ranks 169th 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 | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9434 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.553 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.8415 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.156 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0653 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.404 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0213 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3217 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0241 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3111 deaths per 100 live births | 0.009 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, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0102 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland 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 rate by sex?
- Ireland ranks 166th 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 .