Ireland vs Switzerland: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ireland
0.3178 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3143 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
166th
Switzerland rank
167th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0035 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 Switzerland ranks 167th 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 | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9847 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5884 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4754 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.8415 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1924 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4886 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0894 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3922 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0332 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3433 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0458 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0167 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.0035 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland 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 rate by sex?
- Ireland ranks 166th and Switzerland ranks 167th 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 .