Germany vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rate
Germany
0.3118 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3403 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
172nd
Netherlands rank
169th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3403 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.0285 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 172nd 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 | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9896 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7338 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.9688 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7913 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1775 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5862 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0324 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3954 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4514 deaths per 100 live births | 0.056 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3302 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3558 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0256 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3112 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0333 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3403 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3118 deaths per 100 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.0285 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?
- Germany ranks 172nd and Netherlands ranks 169th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .