Netherlands vs Switzerland: Infant mortality rate by sex
Netherlands
0.3076 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3143 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
169th
Switzerland rank
167th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3143 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0067 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5158 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.355 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.9254 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0776 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.6855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0364 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.5127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4886 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0241 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.404 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3922 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0118 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3217 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3433 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0216 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3111 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0076 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, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3143 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 Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.0067 deaths per 100 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 169th 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 .